tremor de terra
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tremor de terra |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “tremor de terra” em português
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
- 1terremoto
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tremor de terra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.