trenóvstrezeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: trenó is a noun, treze is a num, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“trenó” is a noun and “treze” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,496
“trenó” frequency rank
#8,125
“treze” frequency rank
42621
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trenó treze
Definition veículo com esquis ou barras de ferro em sua base desenvolvido para deslizar sobre o gelo, neve, grama ou qualquer superfície lisa número equivalente a doze mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha treze elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 13 (algarismos arábicos) ou XIII (algarismos romanos)

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
trenó
5 ch
treze

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trenó is /tɾɨ.ˈnɔ/ while treze is /ˈtɾe.zɨ/. 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 (noun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trenó is recorded at frequency rank #34,496, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɾɨ.ˈnɔ/. treze is at rank #8,125, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈtɾe.zɨ/.

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 42621, this pair ranks #23,131 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of trenó vs treze

Shared letters: ert. Private to "trenó": . Private to "treze": z.

"trenó" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "treze" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trezerteze · terze · treez · trezze · trreze · trzee · ttreze

Frequency comparison

trenó#34,496
treze#8,125

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "trenó" and "treze" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "trenó" is a noun and "treze" a num, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "trenó" or "treze"?
"treze" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,125 in our Portuguese list, against #34,496 for "trenó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering trenó vs treze

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “trenó”; for a num, it's “treze”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “trenó” 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