terrina

/tɨ.ˈRi.nɐ/

//tɨ.ˈRi.nɐ// noun

The verdict

“terrina” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,209 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,209
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - recipiente de louça ou de metal em que se leva a sopa para a mesa

Corpus desk

Index PT-terrina · terrina · Portuguese

terrina · rank #98,209 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,209
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tapei

Nearest frequency peer: tapei (-11 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “terrina”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “terrina” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for terrina
PropertyValue
Headwordterrina
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɨ.ˈRi.nɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,209
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “terrina” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “tapei” (#98,198), “trombadinha” (#98,231), “superb” (#98,183). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “terrina” fica em #98,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

terrina is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,209 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɨ.ˈRi.nɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for terrina, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 terrina, spelled T-E-R-R-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    recipiente de louça ou de metal em que se leva a sopa para a mesa
  2. 2
    espécie de patê em que os ingredientes se sobressaem pelo tamanho e heterogeneidade dos mesmos

This word in other languages

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 "terrina"?
"terrina" is spelled T-E-R-R-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /tɨ.ˈRi.nɐ/.
What does "terrina" mean?
As a noun, "terrina" means: recipiente de louça ou de metal em que se leva a sopa para a mesa
How do you pronounce "terrina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "terrina" is /tɨ.ˈRi.nɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "terrina" come from?
"terrina" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "terrina", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list