Which to use
“tempo” and “terço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #84
- “tempo” frequency rank
- #6,716
- “terço” frequency rank
- 6800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tempo | terço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | continuum linear não-espacial no qual os eventos se sucedem irreversivelmente | uma das subdivisões do rosário cristão |
Where the eye mixes tempo and terço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. tempo (/ˈtẽm.pʊ/) and terço (/ˈteɾ.su/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tempo is recorded at frequency rank #84, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtẽm.pʊ/. terço is at rank #6,716, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈteɾ.su/.
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 6800, this pair ranks #67,532 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tempo vs terço
Shared letters: eot. Private to "tempo": mp. Private to "terço": rç.
"tempo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "terço" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tempo ← etmpo · temmpo · temop · temppo · tepmo · tmepo · ttempo