tercera
[t̪eɾˈseɾa]
The verdict
“tercera” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,332 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,332
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nota que está ubicada a seis semitonos de la tónica (primera de cada escalea)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tercera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪eɾˈseɾa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,332 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tercera” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tercera is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪eɾˈseɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,332 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Nota que está ubicada a seis semitonos de la tónica (primera de cada escalea)
- 2En algunos instrumentos musicales, la cuerda que ocupa el lugar número tres a partir de la primera.
- 3En los vehículos motorizados con palanca de cambios, marcha que es más rápida y menos potente que la primera y la segunda.
- 4En el juego de naipes llamado los cientos, reunión de tres cartas que se siguen en valor y que son del mismo palo.
- 5Persona que reúne dos personas para crear una relación amorosa.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “tercera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-E-R-C-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪eɾˈseɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “terra” - see the side-by-side comparison. tercera vs terra
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.