Which to use
“tala” and “tale” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,251
- “tala” frequency rank
- #40,352
- “tale” frequency rank
- 76603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tala | tale |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a moeda de Samoa | discurso, fala |
Where the eye mixes tala and tale
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tala and tale follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between tala and tale
A purely visual mix-up. tala (/ˈta.lɐ/) and tale (/taːlə/, [ˈtˢæːlə]) 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 a single letter - a in “tala” becomes e in “tale”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76603, 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/. tale is at rank #40,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced /taːlə/, [ˈtˢæːlə].
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 76603, this pair ranks #2,061 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tala vs tale
Shared letters: alt. Private to "tala": -. Private to "tale": e.
"tala" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tala" and "tale" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tala" or "tale" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tala" and "tale" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tale" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,061 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tala" and "tale" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talão vs tale". 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 #2,061 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.