tercero

[t̪eɾˈseɾo]

/[t̪eɾˈseɾo]/ adj

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The verdict

“tercero” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,024. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,024
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que en una serie de tres o más cosas, personas o animales, ocupa el lugar número tres en importancia, valor, ubicación, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tercero · tercero · Spanish

tercero · rank #3,024 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,024
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH teniente

Nearest frequency peer: teniente (-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 “tercero”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tercero” 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).

tercero vs terco
71% similar
tercero vs tercio
71% similar
tercero vs torero
71% similar

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

Key facts for tercero
PropertyValue
Headwordtercero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t̪eɾˈseɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,024
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tercero”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tercerocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “teniente” (#3,023), “terror” (#3,025), “templo” (#3,022). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tercero” va en #3,024. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around tercero (IPA [t̪eɾˈseɾo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,024 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 tercero, with forms such as "etrcero", "tecrero", and "terccero". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "terco", "tercio", "torero", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is tercero, spelled T-E-R-C-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que en una serie de tres o más cosas, personas o animales, ocupa el lugar número tres en importancia, valor, ubicación, etc.
  2. 2
    El que arbitra o media entre dos partes.
  3. 3
    Dicho de una parte o porción, que es una de las tres en que está dividido algo.
  4. 4
    Se dice de varias órdenes religiosas católicas, compuestas sobre todo por seglares, como las de nuestra señora del Carmen, santo Domingo y san Francisco.
  5. 5
    Se dice de los miembros de varias órdenes religiosas católicas, compuestas sobre todo por seglares, como las de nuestra señora del Carmen, santo Domingo y san Francisco.

Synonyms

intercesormediadortercio

This word in other languages

third(English)troisième(Français)dritte(Deutsch)terceiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etrcero
  • tecrero
  • terccero
  • terceor
  • tercerro
  • tercreo
  • terecro
  • terrcero
  • tersero
  • trecero
  • ttercero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tercero - 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.

etrcero2tecrero2terccero1terceor2tercerro1tercreo2terecro2terrcero1
Edit distance from "tercero"

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 "tercero"?
"tercero" is spelled T-E-R-C-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eɾˈseɾo].
What does "tercero" mean?
As an adjective, "tercero" means: Que en una serie de tres o más cosas, personas o animales, ocupa el lugar número tres en importancia, valor, ubicación, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "tercero"?
"tercero" is commonly confused with "terco", "tercio", "torero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tercero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tercero" is [t̪eɾˈseɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tercero" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

senador#3,015decirte#3,043mandato#2,997gigante#3,052

Similar misspelling depth

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

teniente11 variantsParaguay11 variantsinfierno11 variantsempleado11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list