terceirizar

/teɹ.sej.ɾi.ˈzaɹ/

//teɹ.sej.ɾi.ˈzaɹ// verb

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The verdict

“terceirizar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,152 among 1,850 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,152
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - transferir parte das atividades de uma empresa a terceiros

Key facts for terceirizar
PropertyValue
Headwordterceirizar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/teɹ.sej.ɾi.ˈzaɹ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,152
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “terceirizar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). terceirizar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

terceirizar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,152 among 1,850 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /teɹ.sej.ɾi.ˈzaɹ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "transferir parte das atividades de uma empresa a terceiros".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for terceirizar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 terceirizar, spelled T-E-R-C-E-I-R-I-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    transferir parte das atividades de uma empresa a terceiros

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 "terceirizar"?
"terceirizar" is spelled T-E-R-C-E-I-R-I-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /teɹ.sej.ɾi.ˈzaɹ/.
What does "terceirizar" mean?
As a verb, "terceirizar" means: transferir parte das atividades de uma empresa a terceiros
How do you pronounce "terceirizar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "terceirizar" is /teɹ.sej.ɾi.ˈzaɹ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "terceirizar" come from?
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Using “terceirizar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-E-R-C-E-I-R-I-Z-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /teɹ.sej.ɾi.ˈzaɹ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list