trem

/trẽj/

//trẽj// noun

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The verdict

“trem” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,257. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,257
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meio de transporte ferroviário

Corpus desk

Index PT-trem · trem · Portuguese

trem · rank #2,257 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,257
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH subir

Nearest frequency peer: subir (-1 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 “trem”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “trem” 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).

trem vs tri
50% similar
trem vs try
50% similar
trem vs três
50% similar

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

Key facts for trem
PropertyValue
Headwordtrem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/trẽj/
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,257
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “trem”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).tremcai 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 “subir” (#2,256), “vinte” (#2,258), “virtual” (#2,259). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “trem” fica em #2,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around trem (IPA /trẽj/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,257 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for trem, with forms such as "rtem", "term", and "tremm". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tri", "try", "três", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is trem, spelled T-R-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    meio de transporte ferroviário
  2. 2
    mobília; conjunto dos móveis de uma casa
  3. 3
    bagagem
  4. 4
    bateria de cozinha
  5. 5
    comitiva; conjunto de objetos ou pessoas enfileiradas; comboio
  6. 6
    peça de vestuário
  7. 7
    coisa, qualquer objeto ou fato
  8. 8
    ato, coisa
  9. 9
    carruagem
  10. 10
    traste; pessoa sem valor, pessoa inútil

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how trem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Um trem com 168 vagões vazios que vinha de Vitória foi parado.
  2. Nunca pensei que ele fosse capaz de fazer um trem desses, sô.

Synonyms

comboioxitimela

This word in other languages

train(English)tren(Español)train(Français)Zug(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtem
  • term
  • tremm
  • trme
  • trrem
  • ttrem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rtem2term2tremm1trme2trrem1ttrem1
Edit distance from "trem"

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 "trem"?
"trem" is spelled T-R-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is /trẽj/.
What does "trem" mean?
As a noun, "trem" means: meio de transporte ferroviário
What words are commonly confused with "trem"?
"trem" is commonly confused with "tri", "try", "três". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "trem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trem" is /trẽj/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trem" come from?
"trem" 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 "trem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

will#2,260gato#2,273papa#2,204dura#2,319

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Louis6 variantsterão6 variantsunido6 variantsetapa6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list