Which to use
“taça” and “toca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,807
- “taça” frequency rank
- #2,545
- “toca” frequency rank
- 6352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taça | toca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | copo de forma especial, de boca larga e pouco fundo, pode ter algo de pé | buraco, natural ou aberto por alguns animais (roedores, aves, desdentados, etc.), usado como abrigo em árvores, solo, pedras ou outros ambientes (como a casa de troncos do castor) |
Letter map: taça vs toca
Shared letters muted; letters that set taça and toca apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on taça vs toca
taça and toca 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 6352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taça is recorded at frequency rank #3,807, classified as anoun. toca is at rank #2,545, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɔ.kɐ/.
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 6352, this pair ranks #68,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of taça vs toca
Shared letters: at. Private to "taça": ç. Private to "toca": co.
"taça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "toca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- toca ← otca · tcoa · toac · tocca · ttoca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "taça" and "toca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "taça" vs "toca" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "taça" and "toca". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "taça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taça" and "toca" 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 #68,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.