taçavstosaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: taça is a noun, tosa is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“taça” is a noun and “tosa” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,807
“taça” frequency rank
#47,644
“tosa” frequency rank
51451
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature taça tosa
Definition copo de forma especial, de boca larga e pouco fundo, pode ter algo de pé falar, conversar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set taça and tosa apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
taça
4 ch
tosa

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: taça is anoun and tosaaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

taça is recorded at frequency rank #3,807, classified as anoun. tosa is at rank #47,644, tagged as averb.

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 51451, this pair ranks #13,593 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of taça vs tosa

Shared letters: at. Private to "taça": ç. Private to "tosa": os.

"taça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "tosa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tosaotsa · toas · tossa · tsoa · ttosa

Frequency comparison

taça#3,807
tosa#47,644

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "taça" and "tosa" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "taça" is a noun and "tosa" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "taça" or "tosa"?
"taça" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,807 in our Portuguese list, against #47,644 for "tosa". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering taça vs tosa

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “taça”; for a verb, it's “tosa”.
  • 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