# teme vs treme

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### treme
*verb · IPA /ˈtɾe.mi/ · frequency rank #25,852*
terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo tremer

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