terraço

/tɨ.ˈRa.su/

//tɨ.ˈRa.su// noun

The verdict

“terraço” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,170. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,170
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pavimento descoberto no alto ou ao nível do pavimento duma casa

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

terraço vs traço
71% similar
terraço vs terreno
71% similar
terraço vs torrado
71% similar

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

Key facts for terraço
PropertyValue
Headwordterraço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɨ.ˈRa.su/
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,170
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “terraço” 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). terraço lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around terraço (IPA /tɨ.ˈRa.su/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,170 among 1,850 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for terraço, with forms such as "etrraço", "terarço", and "teraço". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "traço", "terreno", "torrado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 terraço, spelled T-E-R-R-A-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pavimento descoberto no alto ou ao nível do pavimento duma casa
  2. 2
    terrado; eirado; plataforma

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etrraço
  • terarço
  • teraço
  • terraoç
  • terrçao
  • treraço
  • tterraço

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etrraço2terarço2teraço1terraoç2terrçao2treraço2tterraço1
Edit distance from "terraço"

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 "terraço"?
"terraço" is spelled T-E-R-R-A-Ç-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tɨ.ˈRa.su/.
What does "terraço" mean?
As a noun, "terraço" means: pavimento descoberto no alto ou ao nível do pavimento duma casa
What words are commonly confused with "terraço"?
"terraço" is commonly confused with "traço", "terreno", "torrado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "terraço"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "terraço" is /tɨ.ˈRa.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "terraço" come from?
"terraço" 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 “terraço”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-E-R-R-A-Ç-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /tɨ.ˈRa.su/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “traço” - see the side-by-side comparison. terraço vs traço
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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