Which to use
“ta” is a conjunction and “tua” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,113
- “ta” frequency rank
- #662
- “tua” frequency rank
- 4775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ta | tua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | e: | que tem você como objeto |
Letter map: ta vs tua
Shared letters muted; letters that set ta and tua apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ta / tua
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ta is aconjunction and tuaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ta is recorded at frequency rank #4,113, classified as aconj. tua is at rank #662, 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 4775, this pair ranks #70,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ta vs tua
Shared letters: at. Private to "ta": -. Private to "tua": u.
"ta" · 2 letters · shape CV · "tua" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ta" and "tua" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ta" vs "tua" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "ta" and "tua". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ta" and "tua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ta vs tosa". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #70,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.