Which to use
“tabela” and “tutela” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,045
- “tabela” frequency rank
- #14,742
- “tutela” frequency rank
- 17787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tabela | tutela |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de dados dispostos, na forma de linhas e colunas, dentro de células | o ato de guardar, proteger ou guiar (pessoa menor de idade); ofício ou função do guardião ou tutor |
Letter map: tabela vs tutela
Shared letters muted; letters that set tabela and tutela apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tabela and tutela follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: tabela and tutela
tabela and tutela 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 17787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tabela is recorded at frequency rank #3,045, classified as anoun. tutela is at rank #14,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tu.ˈtɛ.lɐ/.
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 17787, this pair ranks #53,363 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tabela vs tutela
Shared letters: aelt. Private to "tabela": b. Private to "tutela": u.
"tabela" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tutela" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
You've compared "tabela" and "tutela". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tabela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tutela" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,363 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tabela" and "tutela" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tabela vs tala". 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 #53,363 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.