término

//ˈtɛʁ.mi.nu/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.nu]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,594

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

término is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ponto final de algo, ou que ali termina Pronounced /ˈtɛʁ.mi.nu/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.nu]. It ranks #6,594 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with terno and terreno.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of término in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for término is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtɛʁ.mi.nu/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.nu]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,594 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for término, with forms such as "trémino", "ttérmino", and "témrino". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "terno", "terreno", "temido", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is término, spelled T-É-R-M-I-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: trémino,ttérmino,témrino,térimno,términno,térmion,térmmino,térmnio,térrmino,étrmino

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for término

Misspelling Variants of "término"

trémino7ttérmino8témrino7térimno7términno8térmion7térmmino8térmnio7
Misspelling Variants of "término"

Frequency rank: #6,594 in Portuguese

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.