término

/ˈtɛʁ.mi.nu/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.nu]

//ˈtɛʁ.mi.nu/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.nu]/ noun

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The verdict

“término” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,594. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,594
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ponto final de algo, ou que ali termina

Corpus desk

Index PT-termino · término · Portuguese

término · rank #6,594 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,594
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH transar

Nearest frequency peer: transar (-2 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 “término”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “término” 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).

término vs terno
57% similar
término vs terreno
57% similar
término vs temido
57% similar

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

Key facts for término
PropertyValue
Headwordtérmino
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɛʁ.mi.nu/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.nu]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,594
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “término”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).términocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “transar” (#6,592), “view” (#6,598), “surpreender” (#6,586). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “término” fica em #6,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around término (IPA /ˈtɛʁ.mi.nu/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.nu]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,594 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for término, with forms such as "trémino", "ttérmino", and "témrino". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "terno", "terreno", "temido", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is término, spelled T-É-R-M-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ponto final de algo, ou que ali termina
  2. 2
    marcação que delimita algo
  3. 3
    lugar onde tem fim uma linha férrea
  4. 4
    a parte extrema de algo ou lugar
  5. 5
    o final de um relacionamento (romântico, amizade)

Synonyms

caboconclusãoencerramentofechofimfinalfinalizaçãolimiteterminaçãoextinçãobalizamarcoextremidaderompimentoruptura

Antonyms

começoinícioprincípio

This word in other languages

closure(English)fin(Español)fin(Français)Abbruch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • trémino
  • ttérmino
  • témrino
  • térimno
  • términno
  • térmion
  • térmmino
  • térmnio
  • térrmino
  • étrmino

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

trémino2ttérmino1témrino2térimno2términno1térmion2térmmino1térmnio2
Edit distance from "término"

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 "término"?
"término" is spelled T-É-R-M-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɛʁ.mi.nu/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.nu].
What does "término" mean?
As a noun, "término" means: ponto final de algo, ou que ali termina
What words are commonly confused with "término"?
"término" is commonly confused with "terno", "terreno", "temido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "término"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "término" is /ˈtɛʁ.mi.nu/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.nu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "término" come from?
"término" 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 "término", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

transar#6,592armário#6,612humilde#6,550guarani#6,549

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

dominar10 variantsextração10 variantsencerrar10 variantsfachada10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list