Which to use
“treta” is a noun and “treze” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,120
- “treta” frequency rank
- #8,125
- “treze” frequency rank
- 17245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | treta | treze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | briga, confusão | 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 eye mixes treta and treze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between treta and treze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: treta is /ˈtɾe.tɐ/ 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 17245, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
treta is recorded at frequency rank #9,120, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɾe.tɐ/. 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 17245, this pair ranks #54,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of treta vs treze
Shared letters: ert. Private to "treta": a. Private to "treze": z.
"treta" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "treze" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "treta" for "treze" ever safe?
Which is more common, "treta" or "treze"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "treta" and "treze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "treta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "treze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "treta" and "treze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trema vs treta". 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 #54,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.