thesevstremeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: these is a noun, treme is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set these and treme apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
these
5 ch
treme

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • thesehtese · tehse · thees · thesse · thhese · thsee · tthese
  • tremerteme · terme · treem · tremme · trmee · trreme · ttreme

Frequency comparison

these#18,727
treme#25,852

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "these" and "treme" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "these" is a noun and "treme" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "these" or "treme"?
"these" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,727 in our Portuguese list, against #25,852 for "treme". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering these vs treme

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “these”; for a verb, it's “treme”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “these” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list