Which to use
“taça” is a noun and “tua” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,807
- “taça” frequency rank
- #662
- “tua” frequency rank
- 4469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taça | tua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | copo de forma especial, de boca larga e pouco fundo, pode ter algo de pé | que tem você como objeto |
Letter map: taça vs tua
Shared letters muted; letters that set taça and tua apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for taça / tua
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: taça is anoun and tuaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taça is recorded at frequency rank #3,807, classified as anoun. tua is at rank #662, tagged as anadj.
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 4469, this pair ranks #70,417 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of taça vs tua
Shared letters: at. Private to "taça": ç. Private to "tua": u.
"taça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tua" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "taça" for "tua" ever safe?
Which is more common, "taça" or "tua"?
After this comparison
Pair "taça" vs "tua" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "taça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,417 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taça" and "tua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taça vs tosa". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #70,417 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.