Which to use
“taça” and “tocha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,807
- “taça” frequency rank
- #10,975
- “tocha” frequency rank
- 14782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taça | tocha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | copo de forma especial, de boca larga e pouco fundo, pode ter algo de pé | vela de cera, grande e grossa; brandão. |
Letter map: taça vs tocha
Shared letters muted; letters that set taça and tocha apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - taça / tocha
taça and tocha 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taça is recorded at frequency rank #3,807, classified as anoun. tocha is at rank #10,975, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈto.ʃɐ/..
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 14782, this pair ranks #57,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of taça vs tocha
Shared letters: at. Private to "taça": ç. Private to "tocha": cho.
"taça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tocha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tocha ← otcha · tcoha · tocah · toccha · tochha · tohca · ttocha
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "taça" for "tocha" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "taça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tocha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taça" and "tocha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tocha 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 #57,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.