Which to use
“tabaco” is a noun and “tarado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,113
- “tabaco” frequency rank
- #18,200
- “tarado” frequency rank
- 27313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tabaco | tarado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planta herbácea da família das Solanáceas de origem americana | que tem marcada a sua tara, pesado |
Letter map: tabaco vs tarado
Shared letters muted; letters that set tabaco and tarado apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - tabaco and tarado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tabaco is anoun and taradoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tabaco is recorded at frequency rank #9,113, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɐ.ˈba.ku/. tarado is at rank #18,200, 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 27313, this pair ranks #41,690 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tabaco vs tarado
Shared letters: aot. Private to "tabaco": bc. Private to "tarado": dr.
"tabaco" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tarado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tabaco" for "tarado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tabaco" vs "tarado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "tabaco" vs "tarado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tabaco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tarado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,690 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tabaco" and "tarado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talão vs tarado". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #41,690 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.