Which to use
“terço” is a noun and “térmico” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,716
- “terço” frequency rank
- #19,585
- “térmico” frequency rank
- 26301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terço | térmico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma das subdivisões do rosário cristão | relativo ou associado a calor ou temperatura |
Letter map: terço vs térmico
Shared letters muted; letters that set terço and térmico apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for terço / térmico
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: terço is anoun and térmicoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terço is recorded at frequency rank #6,716, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈteɾ.su/. térmico is at rank #19,585, tagged as anadj.
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 26301, this pair ranks #42,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of terço vs térmico
Shared letters: ort. Private to "terço": eç. Private to "térmico": cimé.
"terço" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "térmico" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "terço" for "térmico" ever safe?
Which is more common, "terço" or "térmico"?
What to do next
Pair "terço" vs "térmico" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "terço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "térmico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terço" and "térmico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tengo vs terço". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #42,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.