þrír
The verdict
“þrír” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - três (3)
Corpus desk
Index PT-rir · þrír · Portuguese
þrír · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Þ" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | þrír |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “þrír” em português
Rare enough to double-check
þrír is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "três (3)".
þrír has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is þrír, spelled Þ-R-Í-R.
Definition
- 1três (3)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how þrír appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
anterior: tveir (2)
próximo: fjórir (4)
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.