taçavstraçarConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#3,807
“taça” frequency rank
#11,976
“traçar” frequency rank
15783
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature taça traçar
Definition copo de forma especial, de boca larga e pouco fundo, pode ter algo de pé representar por meio de traços

Letter map: taça vs traçar

Shared letters muted; letters that set taça and traçar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

4 ch
taça
6 ch
traçar

Role in the sentence - taça and traçar

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: taça is anoun and traçaraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

taça is recorded at frequency rank #3,807, classified as anoun. traçar is at rank #11,976, tagged as averb, pronounced /tɾɐ.ˈsaɾ/.

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 15783, this pair ranks #55,940 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of taça vs traçar

Shared letters: atç. Private to "taça": -. Private to "traçar": r.

"taça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "traçar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "taça" and "traçar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "taça" is a noun and "traçar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "taça" vs "traçar" - which ranks higher?
"taça" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,807 in our Portuguese list, against #11,976 for "traçar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "taça" and "traçar".

  • Full dictionary entry for "taça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "traçar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,940 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "taça" and "traçar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traçar vs travão". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #55,940 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list