Which to use
“termina” is a verb and “termine” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,543
- “termina” frequency rank
- #10,972
- “termine” frequency rank
- 13515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | termina | termine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo terminar | fim, término |
Where the eye mixes termina and termine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between termina and termine
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: termina is /teʁˈmĩ.nɐ/ [teɦˈmĩ.nɐ] while termine is /'tɛrmine/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “termina” becomes e in “termine”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13515, 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]. termine is at rank #10,972, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'tɛrmine/.
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 13515, this pair ranks #58,799 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of termina vs termine
Shared letters: eimnrt. Private to "termina": a. Private to "termine": -.
"termina" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "termine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "termina" for "termine" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "termina" or "termine" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "termina" and "termine" 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 "termine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,799 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "termina" and "termine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "térmico vs termine". 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 #58,799 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.