Which to use
“taça” is a noun and “taxar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,807
- “taça” frequency rank
- #41,268
- “taxar” frequency rank
- 45075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taça | taxar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | copo de forma especial, de boca larga e pouco fundo, pode ter algo de pé | estabelecer ou cobrar taxa |
Letter map: taça vs taxar
Shared letters muted; letters that set taça and taxar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. taça runs 4 letters (CVCV) against taxar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - taça and taxar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: taça is anoun and taxaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taça is recorded at frequency rank #3,807, classified as anoun. taxar is at rank #41,268, tagged as averb, pronounced /taˈʃa(ʁ)/ [taˈʃa(h)].
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 45075, this pair ranks #20,357 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of taça vs taxar
Shared letters: at. Private to "taça": ç. Private to "taxar": rx.
"taça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "taxar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- taxar ← atxar · taaxr · taxarr · taxra · taxxar · ttaxar · txaar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "taça" for "taxar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "taça" or "taxar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "taça" and "taxar".
- Full dictionary entry for "taça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taxar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,357 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taça" and "taxar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talão vs taxar". 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 #20,357 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.