þrír

num

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.

Key facts for þrír
PropertyValue
Headwordþrír
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNumeral
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “þrír” em português

þrírnão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    três (3)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how þrír appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. anterior: tveir (2)
  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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "þrír"?
"þrír" is spelled Þ-R-Í-R.
What does "þrír" mean?
As a numeral, "þrír" means: três (3)
What language does "þrír" come from?
"þrír" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list