Which to use
“tai” is an adjective and “tak” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,216
- “tai” frequency rank
- #42,692
- “tak” frequency rank
- 57908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tai | tak |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que pertence ao ramo das línguas tibeto-birmânicas que compreende o tai (tailandês) e o laociano | sim |
Letter map: tai vs tak
Shared letters muted; letters that set tai and tak apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. tai (CVV) and tak (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for tai / tak
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tai is anadjective and takaparticle. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “tai” becomes k in “tak”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tai is recorded at frequency rank #15,216, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈtaj/. tak is at rank #42,692, tagged as aparticle.
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 57908, this pair ranks #9,064 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tai vs tak
Shared letters: at. Private to "tai": i. Private to "tak": k.
"tai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "tak" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tai" and "tak" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tai" or "tak" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tai" and "tak".
- Full dictionary entry for "tai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tak" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,064 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tai" and "tak" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tak vs til". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #9,064 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.