# tempo vs terno

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tempo
*noun · IPA /ˈtẽm.pʊ/ · frequency rank #84*
continuum linear não-espacial no qual os eventos se sucedem irreversivelmente

### terno
*adjective · IPA /ˈtɛɾ.nu/ · frequency rank #11,363*
tenro

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