Which to use
“taça” and “talco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,807
- “taça” frequency rank
- #37,106
- “talco” frequency rank
- 40913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taça | talco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | copo de forma especial, de boca larga e pouco fundo, pode ter algo de pé | mineral derivado do magnésio e que se apresenta em agregados de lâminas |
Letter map: taça vs talco
Shared letters muted; letters that set taça and talco apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. taça runs 4 letters (CVCV) against talco's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: taça and talco
taça and talco 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taça is recorded at frequency rank #3,807, classified as anoun. talco is at rank #37,106, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtaɫ.ku/.
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 40913, this pair ranks #25,102 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of taça vs talco
Shared letters: at. Private to "taça": ç. Private to "talco": clo.
"taça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "talco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- talco ← atlco · taclo · talcco · tallco · taloc · tlaco · ttalco
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "taça" and "talco" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "taça" or "talco"?
Useful next steps
Pair "taça" vs "talco" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "taça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "talco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,102 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taça" and "talco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talco vs tampo". 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 #25,102 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.