tercera

[t̪eɾˈseɾa]

/[t̪eɾˈseɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“tercera” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,332. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,332
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nota que está ubicada a seis semitonos de la tónica (primera de cada escalea)

Corpus desk

Index ES-tercera · tercera · Spanish

tercera · rank #1,332 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,332
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH sos

Nearest frequency peer: sos (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “tercera”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “tercera” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tercera vs terra
71% similar
tercera vs Teresa
57% similar
tercera vs traerá
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tercera
PropertyValue
Headwordtercera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪eɾˈseɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,332
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tercera”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).terceracae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sos” (#1,331), “venir” (#1,333), “sección” (#1,330). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tercera” va en #1,332. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around tercera (IPA [t̪eɾˈseɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,332 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tercera, with forms such as "etrcera", "tecrera", and "terccera". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "terra", "Teresa", "traerá", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tercera, spelled T-E-R-C-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nota que está ubicada a seis semitonos de la tónica (primera de cada escalea)
  2. 2
    En algunos instrumentos musicales, la cuerda que ocupa el lugar número tres a partir de la primera.
  3. 3
    En los vehículos motorizados con palanca de cambios, marcha que es más rápida y menos potente que la primera y la segunda.
  4. 4
    En el juego de naipes llamado los cientos, reunión de tres cartas que se siguen en valor y que son del mismo palo.
  5. 5
    Persona que reúne dos personas para crear una relación amorosa.

Synonyms

alcahueta

This word in other languages

third(English)terceira(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etrcera
  • tecrera
  • terccera
  • tercear
  • tercerra
  • tercrea
  • terecra
  • terrcera
  • tersera
  • trecera
  • ttercera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tercera - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etrcera2tecrera2terccera1tercear2tercerra1tercrea2terecra2terrcera1
Edit distance from "tercera"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tercera"?
"tercera" is spelled T-E-R-C-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eɾˈseɾa].
What does "tercera" mean?
As a noun, "tercera" means: Nota que está ubicada a seis semitonos de la tónica (primera de cada escalea)
What words are commonly confused with "tercera"?
"tercera" is commonly confused with "terra", "Teresa", "traerá". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tercera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tercera" is [t̪eɾˈseɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tercera" come from?
"tercera" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tercera", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sección#1,330presión#1,329batalla#1,336peligro#1,327

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

parecer11 variantsfrancés11 variantshacemos11 variantsestudiar11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list