terno

[ˈt̪eɾno]

/[ˈt̪eɾno]/ noun

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The verdict

“terno” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,954 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,954
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjunto de tres cosas de una misma especie.

Corpus desk

Index ES-terno · terno · Spanish

terno · rank #61,954 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,954
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH terracota

Nearest frequency peer: terracota (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “terno”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “terno” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for terno
PropertyValue
Headwordterno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪eɾno]
Letters5
Frequency rank#61,954
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “terno” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ternocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “terracota” (#61,955), “tectónicas” (#61,952), “tersa” (#61,956). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “terno” va en #61,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

terno is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,954 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪eɾno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for terno in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is terno, spelled T-E-R-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de tres cosas de una misma especie.
  2. 2
    Suerte de tres números, en el juego de la lotería primitiva.
  3. 3
    Conjunto de pantalón, chaleco y chaqueta, u otra prenda semejante, hechos de la misma tela.
  4. 4
    Conjunto del oficiante y sus dos ministros, diácono y subdiácono, que celebran una misa mayor o asisten en esta forma a una función eclesiástica.
  5. 5
    Vestuario exterior del terno eclesiástico, el cual consta de casulla y capa pluvial para el oficiante y de dalmáticas para sus dos ministros.
  6. 6
    Voto, juramento o porvida.
  7. 7
    Conjunto de tres pliegos impresos metidos uno dentro de otro.
  8. 8
    Adorno de joyas y pendientes.

Synonyms

tríoternatrajefluxternadajuramentoverboblasfemiaimprecacióninsultopalabrotairreverencia

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 "terno"?
"terno" is spelled T-E-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪eɾno].
What does "terno" mean?
As a noun, "terno" means: Conjunto de tres cosas de una misma especie.
How do you pronounce "terno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "terno" is [ˈt̪eɾno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tersa#61,956tiñen#61,962topan#61,965scrum#61,917

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list