tala

//ˈta.lɐ// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,251

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tala is aPortuguesenoun. It means: a moeda de Samoa Pronounced /ˈta.lɐ/. Often confused with tão and tua.

Key facts for tala
PropertyValue
Headwordtala
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈta.lɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#36,251
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tala in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for tala is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈta.lɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #36,251 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "a moeda de Samoa".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for tala, with forms such as "taal", "talla", and "tlaa". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tão", "tua", "tia", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is tala, spelled T-A-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    a moeda de Samoa

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: taal,talla,tlaa,ttala

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tala

Misspelling Variants of "tala"

taal4talla5tlaa4ttala5
Misspelling Variants of "tala"

Frequency rank: #36,251 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tala"?
"tala" is spelled T-A-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈta.lɐ/.
What does "tala" mean?
As a noun, "tala" means: a moeda de Samoa
What words are commonly confused with "tala"?
"tala" is commonly confused with "tão", "tua", "tia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tala"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tala" is /ˈta.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tala" come from?
"tala" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter T in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.