Which to use
“ter” and “their” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #60
- “ter” frequency rank
- #7,842
- “their” frequency rank
- 7902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ter | their |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acompanhado de verbo no particípio regular, indica ação passada | futuro do verbo abair |
Where the eye mixes ter and their
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ter vs their
A purely visual mix-up. ter (/ˈteɹ/) and their (/he:r/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ter is recorded at frequency rank #60, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈteɹ/. their is at rank #7,842, tagged as averb, pronounced /he:r/.
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 7902, this pair ranks #66,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ter vs their
Shared letters: ert. Private to "ter": -. Private to "their": hi.
"ter" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "their" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- their ← hteir · tehir · theirr · theri · thheir · thier · ttheir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ter" and "their" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ter" vs "their" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "their" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ter" and "their" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ter vs til". 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 #66,073 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.