# teem vs teme

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### teem
*verb · IPA /tiːm/ · frequency rank #42,238*
fervilhar

### teme
*noun · IPA /ˈtɛ.mɛ/ · frequency rank #10,093*
anta; tapir, Tapirus terrestris

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/teem-vs-teme