Which to use
“ter” and “teve” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #60
- “ter” frequency rank
- #293
- “teve” frequency rank
- 353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ter | teve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acompanhado de verbo no particípio regular, indica ação passada | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do verbo ter |
Letter map: ter vs teve
Shared letters muted; letters that set ter and teve apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - ter / teve
ter and teve 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ter is recorded at frequency rank #60, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈteɹ/. teve is at rank #293, tagged as averb.
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 353, this pair ranks #75,281 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ter vs teve
Shared letters: et. Private to "ter": r. Private to "teve": v.
"ter" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "teve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- teve ← etve · teev · tevve · tteve · tvee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ter" for "teve" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ter" or "teve"?
What to do next
You've compared "ter" and "teve". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,281 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ter" and "teve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teve vs tune". 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 #75,281 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.