Which to use
“tabela” and “tarefa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,045
- “tabela” frequency rank
- #2,444
- “tarefa” frequency rank
- 5489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tabela | tarefa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de dados dispostos, na forma de linhas e colunas, dentro de células | encargo, trabalho |
Letter map: tabela vs tarefa
Shared letters muted; letters that set tabela and tarefa apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tabela and tarefa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - tabela / tarefa
tabela and tarefa are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tabela is recorded at frequency rank #3,045, classified as anoun. tarefa is at rank #2,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced /taˈɾɛ.fɐ/.
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 5489, this pair ranks #69,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tabela vs tarefa
Shared letters: aet. Private to "tabela": bl. Private to "tarefa": fr.
"tabela" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tarefa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tabela" and "tarefa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
Pair "tabela" vs "tarefa" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tabela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tarefa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tabela" and "tarefa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tarefa vs trema". 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 #69,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.