tremor de terra

phrase

The verdict

“tremor de terra” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terremoto

Corpus desk

Index PT-tremor-de-terra · tremor de terra · Portuguese

tremor de terra · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for tremor de terra
PropertyValue
Headwordtremor de terra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “tremor de terra” em português

tremor de terrafica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tremor de terra is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "terremoto".

No misspelling variants are generated for tremor de terra in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is tremor de terra, spelled T-R-E-M-O-R- -D-E- -T-E-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    terremoto

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Os problemas começaram em 3 de março de 2018, quando um tremor de terra causou o afundamento do solo em cinco bairros.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tremor de terra"?
"tremor de terra" is spelled T-R-E-M-O-R- -D-E- -T-E-R-R-A.
What does "tremor de terra" mean?
As a phrase, "tremor de terra" means: terremoto
What language does "tremor de terra" come from?
"tremor de terra" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list