Which to use
“talão” and “tale” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,612
- “talão” frequency rank
- #40,352
- “tale” frequency rank
- 84964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talão | tale |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bloco de folhas destacáveis | discurso, fala |
Where the eye mixes talão and tale
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. talão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against tale's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses talão with tale
A purely visual mix-up. talão (/tɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talão is recorded at frequency rank #44,612, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/. 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 84964, this pair ranks #736 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talão vs tale
Shared letters: alt. Private to "talão": oã. Private to "tale": e.
"talão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "tale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tale ← atle · tael · talle · tlae · ttale
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "talão" and "tale" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "talão" or "tale"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "talão" 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 #736 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talão" and "tale" 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 #736 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.