Which to use
“tak” is a particle and “tear” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,692
- “tak” frequency rank
- #31,581
- “tear” frequency rank
- 74273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tak | tear |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sim | aparelho ou máquina de tecer |
Letter map: tak vs tear
Shared letters muted; letters that set tak and tear apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. tak runs 3 letters (CVC) against tear's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - tak and tear
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tak is aparticle and tearanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tak is recorded at frequency rank #42,692, classified as aparticle. tear is at rank #31,581, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtjaɾ/.
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 74273, this pair ranks #2,569 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tak vs tear
Shared letters: at. Private to "tak": k. Private to "tear": er.
"tak" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tear" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tear ← etar · taer · tearr · ttear
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tak" and "tear" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tak" vs "tear" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "tak" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,569 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tak" and "tear" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tak vs til". 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 #2,569 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.