tereré

/te.ɾeˈɾɛ/

//te.ɾeˈɾɛ// noun

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The verdict

“tereré” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,846 among 1,850 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,846
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - refresco de erva-mate preparado com água gelada e tomado com bombilha

Key facts for tereré
PropertyValue
Headwordtereré
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/te.ɾeˈɾɛ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,846
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tereré” 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). tereré lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tereré is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,846 among 1,850 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /te.ɾeˈɾɛ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tereré, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 tereré, spelled T-E-R-E-R-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    refresco de erva-mate preparado com água gelada e tomado com bombilha
  2. 2
    bate-papo enquanto se lancha no intervalo entre dois turnos de trabalho
  3. 3
    aplique de linhas coloridas sobre uma trança de cabelo

Synonyms

térasteres

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 "tereré"?
"tereré" is spelled T-E-R-E-R-É. The IPA pronunciation is /te.ɾeˈɾɛ/.
What does "tereré" mean?
As a noun, "tereré" means: refresco de erva-mate preparado com água gelada e tomado com bombilha
How do you pronounce "tereré"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tereré" is /te.ɾeˈɾɛ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tereré" come from?
"tereré" 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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Using “tereré”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-E-R-E-R-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /te.ɾeˈɾɛ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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