trema
/ˈtɾe.mɐ/
The verdict
“trema” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #47,651 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #47,651
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sinal ortográfico (¨) usado em diversas línguas para alterar o som de uma vogal ou para assinalar a independência dessa vogal em relação a uma vogal anterior ou posterior, constituindo-se às vezes ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trema |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɾe.mɐ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #47,651 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “trema” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for trema is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtɾe.mɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #47,651 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sinal ortográfico (¨) usado em diversas línguas para alterar o som de uma vogal ou para assinalar a independência dessa vogal em relação a uma vogal anterior ou posterior, constituindo-se às vezes ...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for trema, with forms such as "rtema", "terma", and "tream". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "três", "troca", "turma", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is trema, spelled T-R-E-M-A.
Definition
- 1sinal ortográfico (¨) usado em diversas línguas para alterar o som de uma vogal ou para assinalar a independência dessa vogal em relação a uma vogal anterior ou posterior, constituindo-se às vezes em uma vogal própria e distinta no alfabeto
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtema,terma,tream,tremma,trmea,trrema,ttrema
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trema - 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 “trema”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-R-E-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtɾe.mɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “três” - see the side-by-side comparison. trema vs três
- 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.