Which to use
“termina” is a verb and “término” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,543
- “termina” frequency rank
- #6,594
- “término” frequency rank
- 9137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | termina | término |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo terminar | ponto final de algo, ou que ali termina |
Where the eye mixes termina and término
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: termina vs término
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: termina is /teʁˈmĩ.nɐ/ [teɦˈmĩ.nɐ] while término is /ˈtɛʁ.mi.nu/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.nu]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9137, 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]. término is at rank #6,594, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɛʁ.mi.nu/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.nu].
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 9137, this pair ranks #64,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of termina vs término
Shared letters: imnrt. Private to "termina": ae. Private to "término": oé.
"termina" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "término" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- termina ← etrmina · temrina · terimna · termian · terminna · termmina · termnia · terrmina
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "termina" and "término" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "termina" or "término" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "termina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "término" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "termina" and "término" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "temido vs término". 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 #64,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.