talãovstaradoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: talão is a noun, tarado is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“talão” is a noun and “tarado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,612
“talão” frequency rank
#18,200
“tarado” frequency rank
62812
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature talão tarado
Definition bloco de folhas destacáveis que tem marcada a sua tara, pesado

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set talão and tarado apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
talão
6 ch
tarado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: talão is anoun and taradoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62812, 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/. tarado is at rank #18,200, tagged as anadj.

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 62812, this pair ranks #6,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of talão vs tarado

Shared letters: aot. Private to "talão": . Private to "tarado": dr.

"talão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "tarado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • taradoatrado · taardo · taraddo · taraod · tardao · tarrado · traado · ttarado

Frequency comparison

talão#44,612
tarado#18,200

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "talão" and "tarado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "talão" is a noun and "tarado" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "talão" or "tarado"?
"tarado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,200 in our Portuguese list, against #44,612 for "talão". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering talão vs tarado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “talão”; for an adjective, it's “tarado”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “talão” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list