Which to use
“termina” and “terminar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,543
- “termina” frequency rank
- #1,832
- “terminar” frequency rank
- 4375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | termina | terminar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo terminar | acabar, encerrar, chegar ao fim |
Where the eye mixes termina and terminar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between termina and terminar
A purely visual mix-up. termina (/teʁˈmĩ.nɐ/ [teɦˈmĩ.nɐ]) and terminar (/tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/) 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 extra letter(s) - “termina” sits inside “terminar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
termina is recorded at frequency rank #2,543, classified as averb, pronounced /teʁˈmĩ.nɐ/ [teɦˈmĩ.nɐ]. terminar is at rank #1,832, tagged as averb, pronounced /tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/.
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 4375, this pair ranks #70,564 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of termina vs terminar
Shared letters: aeimnrt. Private to "termina": -. Private to "terminar": -.
"termina" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "terminar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "termina" and "terminar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "termina" vs "terminar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "termina" and "terminar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "termina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terminar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,564 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "termina" and "terminar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "termina vs turbina". 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 #70,564 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.