Which to use
“treme” is a verb and “true” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,852
- “treme” frequency rank
- #9,418
- “true” frequency rank
- 35270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | treme | true |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo tremer | verdadeiro, verídico |
Where the eye mixes treme and true
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between treme and true
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: treme is /ˈtɾe.mi/ while true is /truː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
treme is recorded at frequency rank #25,852, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈtɾe.mi/. true is at rank #9,418, tagged as anadj, pronounced /truː/.
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 35270, this pair ranks #31,792 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of treme vs true
Shared letters: ert. Private to "treme": m. Private to "true": u.
"treme" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "true" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "treme" for "true" ever safe?
Which is more common, "treme" or "true"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "treme" and "true" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "treme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "true" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,792 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "treme" and "true" 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 #31,792 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.