Which to use
“tala” and “talão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,251
- “tala” frequency rank
- #44,612
- “talão” frequency rank
- 80863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tala | talão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a moeda de Samoa | bloco de folhas destacáveis |
Where the eye mixes tala and talão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tala runs 4 letters (CVCV) against talão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tala and talão
A purely visual mix-up. tala (/ˈta.lɐ/) and talão (/tɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tala is recorded at frequency rank #36,251, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈta.lɐ/. talão is at rank #44,612, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/.
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 80863, this pair ranks #1,258 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tala vs talão
Shared letters: alt. Private to "tala": -. Private to "talão": oã.
"tala" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "talão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tala ← taal · talla · tlaa · ttala
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tala" for "talão" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tala" or "talão" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "talão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,258 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tala" and "talão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talão vs travão". 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 #1,258 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.