Which to use
“teco” and “teme” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,185
- “teco” frequency rank
- #10,093
- “teme” frequency rank
- 53278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teco | teme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tiro de arma de fogo | anta; tapir, Tapirus terrestris |
Letter map: teco vs teme
Shared letters muted; letters that set teco and teme apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. teco and teme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: teco and teme
teco and teme are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teco is recorded at frequency rank #43,185, classified as anoun. teme is at rank #10,093, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɛ.mɛ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 53278, this pair ranks #12,154 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of teco vs teme
Shared letters: et. Private to "teco": co. Private to "teme": m.
"teco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "teme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teco" for "teme" ever safe?
Frequency check: "teco" vs "teme" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "teco" and "teme". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "teco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,154 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teco" and "teme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teco vs tufo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #12,154 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.