taçavstecoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,807
“taça” frequency rank
#43,185
“teco” frequency rank
46992
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature taça teco
Definition copo de forma especial, de boca larga e pouco fundo, pode ter algo de pé tiro de arma de fogo

Where the spellings diverge

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

4 ch
taça
4 ch
teco

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

taça and teco 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 46992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

taça is recorded at frequency rank #3,807, classified as anoun. teco is at rank #43,185, tagged as anoun.

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 46992, this pair ranks #18,301 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of taça vs teco

Shared letters: t. Private to "taça": . Private to "teco": ceo.

"taça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "teco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tecoetco · tceo · tecco · teoc · tteco

Frequency comparison

taça#3,807
teco#43,185

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "taça" and "teco" 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 "teco"?
"taça" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,807 in our Portuguese list, against #43,185 for "teco". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering taça vs teco

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.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “taça” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list