Which to use
“taça” and “tela” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,807
- “taça” frequency rank
- #1,952
- “tela” frequency rank
- 5759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taça | tela |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | copo de forma especial, de boca larga e pouco fundo, pode ter algo de pé | tecido de lã, linho, seda, etc. |
Letter map: taça vs tela
Shared letters muted; letters that set taça and tela apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: taça and tela
taça and tela 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 5759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taça is recorded at frequency rank #3,807, classified as anoun. tela is at rank #1,952, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɛ.lɐ/.
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 5759, this pair ranks #68,803 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of taça vs tela
Shared letters: at. Private to "taça": ç. Private to "tela": el.
"taça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tela ← etla · teal · tella · tlea · ttela
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "taça" and "tela" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "taça" vs "tela" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "taça" and "tela". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "taça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tela" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,803 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taça" and "tela" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taça vs tosa". 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 #68,803 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.