Which to use
“taça” is a noun and “tão” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,807
- “taça” frequency rank
- #119
- “tão” frequency rank
- 3926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taça | tão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | copo de forma especial, de boca larga e pouco fundo, pode ter algo de pé | tanto, com tal intensidade |
Letter map: taça vs tão
Shared letters muted; letters that set taça and tão apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for taça / tão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: taça is anoun and tãoanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taça is recorded at frequency rank #3,807, classified as anoun. tão is at rank #119, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈtɐ̃w̃/.
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 3926, this pair ranks #71,145 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of taça vs tão
Shared letters: t. Private to "taça": aç. Private to "tão": oã.
"taça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tão" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "taça" and "tão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "taça" or "tão" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "taça" and "tão".
- Full dictionary entry for "taça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,145 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taça" and "tão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taça vs tosa". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #71,145 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.