Which to use
“terça” and “terço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,592
- “terça” frequency rank
- #6,716
- “terço” frequency rank
- 8308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terça | terço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estrofe que contém três versos | uma das subdivisões do rosário cristão |
Where the eye mixes terça and terço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: terça vs terço
A purely visual mix-up. terça (/ˈteɾ.sɐ/) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “terça” becomes o in “terço”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terça is recorded at frequency rank #1,592, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈteɾ.sɐ/. 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 8308, this pair ranks #65,508 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of terça vs terço
Shared letters: ertç. Private to "terça": a. Private to "terço": o.
"terça" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "terço" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "terça" for "terço" ever safe?
Which is more common, "terça" or "terço"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "terça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,508 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terça" and "terço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tengo vs terço". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #65,508 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.