Which to use
“tem” and “treme” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33
- “tem” frequency rank
- #25,852
- “treme” frequency rank
- 25885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tem | treme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ter | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo tremer |
Letter map: tem vs treme
Shared letters muted; letters that set tem and treme apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: tem and treme
tem and treme 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tem is recorded at frequency rank #33, classified as averb. treme is at rank #25,852, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈtɾe.mi/.
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 25885, this pair ranks #43,355 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tem vs treme
Shared letters: emt. Private to "tem": -. Private to "treme": r.
"tem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "treme" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- treme ← rteme · terme · treem · tremme · trmee · trreme · ttreme
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tem" for "treme" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tem" or "treme" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "tem" vs "treme" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "treme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,355 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tem" and "treme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trema vs treme". 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 #43,355 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.