Which to use
“terça” and “termas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,592
- “terça” frequency rank
- #36,670
- “termas” frequency rank
- 38262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terça | termas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estrofe que contém três versos | plural de terma |
Where the eye mixes terça and termas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between terça and termas
A purely visual mix-up. terça (/ˈteɾ.sɐ/) and termas (/ˈteɾ.mɐʃ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38262, 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/. termas is at rank #36,670, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈteɾ.mɐʃ/.
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 38262, this pair ranks #28,222 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of terça vs termas
Shared letters: aert. Private to "terça": ç. Private to "termas": ms.
"terça" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "termas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- termas ← etrmas · temras · terams · termass · termmas · termsa · terrmas · tremas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "terça" and "termas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "terça" vs "termas" - which ranks higher?
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 "termas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,222 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terça" and "termas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teima vs termas". 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 #28,222 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.