Which to use
“terço” and “terraço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,716
- “terço” frequency rank
- #11,170
- “terraço” frequency rank
- 17886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terço | terraço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma das subdivisões do rosário cristão | pavimento descoberto no alto ou ao nível do pavimento duma casa |
Where the eye mixes terço and terraço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. terço runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against terraço's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between terço and terraço
A purely visual mix-up. terço (/ˈteɾ.su/) and terraço (/tɨ.ˈRa.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17886, 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/. terraço is at rank #11,170, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɨ.ˈRa.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 17886, this pair ranks #53,245 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of terço vs terraço
Shared letters: eortç. Private to "terço": -. Private to "terraço": a.
"terço" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "terraço" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "terço" and "terraço" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "terço" or "terraço" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "terço" and "terraço" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "terço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terraço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,245 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terço" and "terraço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tengo vs terço". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,245 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.