Which to use
“tem” is a verb and “trema” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33
- “tem” frequency rank
- #47,651
- “trema” frequency rank
- 47684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tem | trema |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ter | 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 em uma vogal própria e distinta no alfabeto |
Letter map: tem vs trema
Shared letters muted; letters that set tem and trema apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for tem / trema
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tem is averb and tremaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tem is recorded at frequency rank #33, classified as averb. trema is at rank #47,651, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɾe.mɐ/.
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 47684, this pair ranks #17,549 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tem vs trema
Shared letters: emt. Private to "tem": -. Private to "trema": ar.
"tem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "trema" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- trema ← rtema · terma · tream · tremma · trmea · trrema · ttrema
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tem" and "trema" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tem" or "trema"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tem" and "trema".
- Full dictionary entry for "tem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trema" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,549 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tem" and "trema" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trampa vs trema". 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 #17,549 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.