terásvsterraConfusable pair

Quick tell: terás is a verb, terra is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“terás” is a verb and “terra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,045
“terás” frequency rank
#331
“terra” frequency rank
28376
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature terás terra
Definition segunda pessoa do singular do futuro do indicativo do verbo ter solo composto formado por partículas minerais e substratos orgânicos

Letter map: terás vs terra

Shared letters muted; letters that set terás and terra apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. terás (CVCVC) and terra (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
terás
5 ch
terra

Role in the sentence - terás and terra

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: terás is averb and terraanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

terás is recorded at frequency rank #28,045, classified as averb. terra is at rank #331, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɛ.Rɐ/.

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 28376, this pair ranks #40,441 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of terás vs terra

Shared letters: ert. Private to "terás": sá. Private to "terra": a.

"terás" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "terra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • terra ← etrra · tera · terar · trera · tterra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "terás" and "terra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "terás" is a verb and "terra" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "terás" vs "terra" - which ranks higher?
"terra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #331 in our Portuguese list, against #28,045 for "terás". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "terás" vs "terra" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "terás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "terra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #40,441 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "terás" and "terra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tenaz vs terás". 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 #40,441 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list