Which to use
“terço” and “texto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,716
- “terço” frequency rank
- #680
- “texto” frequency rank
- 7396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terço | texto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma das subdivisões do rosário cristão | conjunto palavras encadeadas formando um sentido ou conceito |
Where the eye mixes terço and texto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses terço with texto
A purely visual mix-up. terço (/ˈteɾ.su/) and texto (/ˈtɐjʃ.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7396, 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/. texto is at rank #680, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɐjʃ.tu/.
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 7396, this pair ranks #66,743 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of terço vs texto
Shared letters: eot. Private to "terço": rç. Private to "texto": x.
"terço" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "texto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- texto ← etxto · tetxo · texot · textto · texxto · ttexto · txeto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "terço" for "texto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "terço" vs "texto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "terço" and "texto" 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 "texto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,743 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terço" and "texto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tengo vs terço". 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 #66,743 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.