Which to use
“terça” and “terra” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,592
- “terça” frequency rank
- #331
- “terra” frequency rank
- 1923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terça | terra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estrofe que contém três versos | solo composto formado por partículas minerais e substratos orgânicos |
Where the eye mixes terça and terra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: terça vs terra
A purely visual mix-up. terça (/ˈteɾ.sɐ/) and terra (/ˈtɛ.Rɐ/) 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 - ç in “terça” becomes r in “terra”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1923, 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/. 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 1923, this pair ranks #73,599 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of terça vs terra
Shared letters: aert. Private to "terça": ç. Private to "terra": -.
"terça" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "terra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- terra ← etrra · tera · terar · trera · tterra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "terça" for "terra" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "terça" or "terra" show up more?
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 "terra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,599 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terça" and "terra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terra vs torrar". 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 #73,599 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.