Which to use
“taça” and “tale” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,807
- “taça” frequency rank
- #40,352
- “tale” frequency rank
- 44159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taça | tale |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | copo de forma especial, de boca larga e pouco fundo, pode ter algo de pé | discurso, fala |
Letter map: taça vs tale
Shared letters muted; letters that set taça and tale apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. taça and tale follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - taça / tale
taça and tale 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 44159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taça is recorded at frequency rank #3,807, classified as anoun. tale is at rank #40,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced /taːlə/, [ˈtˢæːlə].
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 44159, this pair ranks #21,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of taça vs tale
Shared letters: at. Private to "taça": ç. Private to "tale": el.
"taça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tale ← atle · tael · talle · tlae · ttale
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "taça" and "tale" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "taça" or "tale" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "taça" vs "tale" 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 "tale" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taça" and "tale" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talão vs tale". 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 #21,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.