Which to use
“these” is a noun and “três” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,727
- “these” frequency rank
- #167
- “três” frequency rank
- 18894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | these | três |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vide tese | número equivalente a dois mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha dois elementos e outro elemento distinto; representado pelo símbolo 3 (algarismos arábicos) ou III (algarismos romanos) |
Letter map: these vs três
Shared letters muted; letters that set these and três apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - these and três
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: these is anoun and trêsanum. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
these is recorded at frequency rank #18,727, classified as anoun. três is at rank #167, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈtɾeʃ/.
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 18894, this pair ranks #51,981 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of these vs três
Shared letters: st. Private to "these": eh. Private to "três": rê.
"these" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "três" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- these ← htese · tehse · thees · thesse · thhese · thsee · tthese
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "these" for "três" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "these" or "três" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "these" and "três". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "these" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "três" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,981 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "these" and "três" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tee vs these". 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 #51,981 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.