Which to use
“these” is a noun and “treme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,727
- “these” frequency rank
- #25,852
- “treme” frequency rank
- 44579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | these | treme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vide tese | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo tremer |
Letter map: these vs treme
Shared letters muted; letters that set these and treme apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. these and treme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for these / treme
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: these is anoun and tremeaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
these is recorded at frequency rank #18,727, classified as anoun. treme is at rank #25,852, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈtɾe.mi/.
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 44579, this pair ranks #20,875 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of these vs treme
Shared letters: et. Private to "these": hs. Private to "treme": mr.
"these" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "treme" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "these" for "treme" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "these" or "treme" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "these" and "treme". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "these" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "treme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,875 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "these" and "treme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trema vs treme". 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 #20,875 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.