taça vs táxi, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“taça” and “táxi” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,807
“taça” frequency rank: #6,719
“táxi” frequency rank: 10526
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	taça	táxi
Definition	copo de forma especial, de boca larga e pouco fundo, pode ter algo de pé	automóvel de aluguel com taxímetro

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set taça and táxi apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

taça

4 ch

táxi

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

taça and táxi 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

taça is recorded at frequency rank #3,807, classified as anoun. táxi is at rank #6,719, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈta.ksi/.

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 10526, this pair ranks #62,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of taça vs táxi

Shared letters: t. Private to "taça": aç. Private to "táxi": ixá.

"taça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "táxi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Frequency comparison

taça#3,807

táxi#6,719

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "taça" and "táxi" be used interchangeably?

No. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "taça" or "táxi"?

"taça" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,807 in our Portuguese list, against #6,719 for "táxi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering taça vs táxi

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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