Which to use
“tak” is a particle and “til” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,692
- “tak” frequency rank
- #44,136
- “til” frequency rank
- 86828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tak | til |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sim | sinal diacrítico (~) utilizado para modificar a pronúncia de determinadas letras no português (indicando nasalização) e em alguns outros idiomas ( bretão ...) |
Letter map: tak vs til
Shared letters muted; letters that set tak and til apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. tak and til follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: tak vs til
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tak is aparticle and tilanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tak is recorded at frequency rank #42,692, classified as aparticle. til is at rank #44,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʧiw/.
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 86828, this pair ranks #542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tak vs til
Shared letters: t. Private to "tak": ak. Private to "til": il.
"tak" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "til" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tak" and "til" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tak" or "til" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "tak" vs "til" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tak" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "til" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tak" and "til" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tifo vs til". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.