Which to use
“triplicar” is a verb and “tríplice” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,712
- “triplicar” frequency rank
- #23,156
- “tríplice” frequency rank
- 65868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | triplicar | tríplice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tornar-se o triplo (do que se era antes) | que consta de três elementos |
Letter map: triplicar vs tríplice
Shared letters muted; letters that set triplicar and tríplice apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. triplicar runs 9 letters (CCVCCVCVC) against tríplice's 8 (CCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - triplicar and tríplice
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: triplicar is averb and trípliceanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
triplicar is recorded at frequency rank #42,712, classified as averb, pronounced /tɾi.pli.ˈkaɾ/. tríplice is at rank #23,156, tagged as anadj.
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 65868, this pair ranks #5,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of triplicar vs tríplice
Shared letters: cilprt. Private to "triplicar": a. Private to "tríplice": eí.
"triplicar" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC · "tríplice" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- triplicar ← rtiplicar · tirplicar · trilpicar · tripilcar · triplciar · tripliacr · triplicarr · tripliccar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "triplicar" and "tríplice" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "triplicar" vs "tríplice" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "triplicar" and "tríplice". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "triplicar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tríplice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #5,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.