ta vs ti, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#4,113
“ta” frequency rank: #779
“ti” frequency rank: 4892
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ta	ti
Definition	e:	que diz respeito à tua pessoa

Letter map: ta vs ti

Shared letters muted; letters that set ta and ti apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

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Grammar separator: ta vs ti

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ta is aconjunction and tiapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “ta” becomes i in “ti”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ta is recorded at frequency rank #4,113, classified as aconj. ti is at rank #779, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈti/.

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 4892, this pair ranks #69,862 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ta vs ti

Shared letters: t. Private to "ta": a. Private to "ti": i.

"ta" · 2 letters · shape CV · "ti" · 2 letters · shape CV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ta" and "ti" mean the same thing in a sentence?

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

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

"ti" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #779 in our Portuguese list, against #4,113 for "ta". 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 "ti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #69,862 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ta" and "ti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ta vs tosa". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #69,862 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.