Which to use
“taça” and “tema” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,807
- “taça” frequency rank
- #840
- “tema” frequency rank
- 4647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taça | tema |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | copo de forma especial, de boca larga e pouco fundo, pode ter algo de pé | assunto |
Letter map: taça vs tema
Shared letters muted; letters that set taça and tema apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: taça and tema
taça and tema 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 4647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taça is recorded at frequency rank #3,807, classified as anoun. tema is at rank #840, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈte.mɐ/.
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 4647, this pair ranks #70,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of taça vs tema
Shared letters: at. Private to "taça": ç. Private to "tema": em.
"taça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tema" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tema ← etma · team · temma · tmea · ttema
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "taça" and "tema" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "taça" vs "tema" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "taça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tema" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taça" and "tema" 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 #70,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.