teima

/ˈtɐj.mɐ/

//ˈtɐj.mɐ// noun

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The verdict

“teima” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #34,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,488
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de teimar; teimosia:

Corpus desk

Index PT-teima · teima · Portuguese

teima · rank #34,488 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,488
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH task

Nearest frequency peer: task (-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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “teima”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “teima” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

teima vs tem
60% similar
teima vs tia
60% similar
teima vs terá
40% similar

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

Key facts for teima
PropertyValue
Headwordteima
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɐj.mɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,488
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “teima”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.teimacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “task” (#34,487), “telecomunicação” (#34,489), “tapada” (#34,485). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “teima” fica em #34,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around teima (IPA /ˈtɐj.mɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,488 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for teima, with forms such as "etima", "teiam", and "teimma". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tem", "tia", "terá", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is teima, spelled T-E-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de teimar; teimosia:
  2. 2
    obstinação, ideia fixa:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Que teima a dele sobre o vencedor do campeonato!
  2. Tinha aquela teima: ainda seria rico.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etima
  • teiam
  • teimma
  • temia
  • tiema
  • tteima

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of teima - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etima2teiam2teimma1temia2tiema2tteima1
Edit distance from "teima"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "teima"?
"teima" is spelled T-E-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɐj.mɐ/.
What does "teima" mean?
As a noun, "teima" means: ato ou efeito de teimar; teimosia:
What words are commonly confused with "teima"?
"teima" is commonly confused with "tem", "tia", "terá". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "teima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teima" is /ˈtɐj.mɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "teima" come from?
"teima" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

trenó#34,496ósseo#34,526romão#34,450remar#34,439

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

task6 variantshush6 variantsfoque6 variantsereto6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list