terrestre
/tɨ.ˈRɛʃ.tɾɨ/
The verdict
“terrestre” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #7,704 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #7,704
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que é do planeta Terra, dos seus habitantes ou que lhes diz respeito
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | terrestre |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /tɨ.ˈRɛʃ.tɾɨ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #7,704 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “terrestre” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for terrestre is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɨ.ˈRɛʃ.tɾɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,704 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for terrestre, with forms such as "etrrestre", "tererstre", and "terestre". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is terrestre, spelled T-E-R-R-E-S-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1que é do planeta Terra, dos seus habitantes ou que lhes diz respeito
- 2relativo à terra, em oposição ao que é relativo à água (aquático), ou ao ar (aéreo)
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etrrestre,tererstre,terestre,terresrte,terresstre,terrester,terrestrre,terresttre,terretsre,terrsetre,trerestre,tterrestre
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of terrestre - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “terrestre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-E-R-R-E-S-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tɨ.ˈRɛʃ.tɾɨ/ (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
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.