terciário

/tɨɾ.ˈsja.ɾju/

//tɨɾ.ˈsja.ɾju// adj

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The verdict

“terciário” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,622 among 1,850 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,622
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que está em terceiro lugar

Key facts for terciário
PropertyValue
Headwordterciário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/tɨɾ.ˈsja.ɾju/
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,622
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “terciário” 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). terciário 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

terciário is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,622 among 1,850 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /tɨɾ.ˈsja.ɾju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que está em terceiro lugar".

terciário has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is terciário, spelled T-E-R-C-I-Á-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que está em terceiro lugar

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 "terciário"?
"terciário" is spelled T-E-R-C-I-Á-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tɨɾ.ˈsja.ɾju/.
What does "terciário" mean?
As an adjective, "terciário" means: que está em terceiro lugar
How do you pronounce "terciário"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "terciário" is /tɨɾ.ˈsja.ɾju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "terciário" come from?
"terciário" 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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Using “terciário”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-E-R-C-I-Á-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /tɨɾ.ˈsja.ɾju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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