tasca

/ˈtaʃ.kɐ/

//ˈtaʃ.kɐ// noun

The verdict

“tasca” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,435 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,435
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - casa de pasto ordinária

Corpus desk

Index PT-tasca · tasca · Portuguese

tasca · rank #59,435 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,435
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH séquito

Nearest frequency peer: séquito (-4 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “tasca”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “tasca” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tasca
PropertyValue
Headwordtasca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtaʃ.kɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,435
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “tasca” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).tascacai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “séquito” (#59,431), “sumamente” (#59,429), “tentáculo” (#59,441). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tasca” fica em #59,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tasca is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,435 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtaʃ.kɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tasca, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is tasca, spelled T-A-S-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    casa de pasto ordinária
  2. 2
    taberna
  3. 3
    boteco; botequim

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tasca"?
"tasca" is spelled T-A-S-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtaʃ.kɐ/.
What does "tasca" mean?
As a noun, "tasca" means: casa de pasto ordinária
How do you pronounce "tasca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tasca" is /ˈtaʃ.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tasca" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tasca", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list