ta vs tax, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“ta” is a conjunction and “tax” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,113
“ta” frequency rank: #35,800
“tax” frequency rank: 39913
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ta	tax
Definition	e:	apócope de táxi

Letter map: ta vs tax

Shared letters muted; letters that set ta and tax apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

2 ch

3 ch

tax

Grammar separator: ta vs tax

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ta is aconjunction and taxanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ta” sits inside “tax”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ta is recorded at frequency rank #4,113, classified as aconj. tax is at rank #35,800, tagged as anoun, pronounced /taks/.

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 39913, this pair ranks #26,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ta vs tax

Shared letters: at. Private to "ta": -. Private to "tax": x.

"ta" · 2 letters · shape CV · "tax" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ta" for "tax" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ta" is a conjunction and "tax" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "ta" or "tax"?

"ta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,113 in our Portuguese list, against #35,800 for "tax". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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Full dictionary entry for "ta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "tax" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #26,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ta" and "tax" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tax vs til". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #26,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.