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 |
Letter map: talão vs tarado
Shared letters muted; letters that set talão and tarado apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. talão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against tarado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - talão and tarado
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": lã. Private to "tarado": dr.
"talão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "tarado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tarado ← atrado · taardo · taraddo · taraod · tardao · tarrado · traado · ttarado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "talão" and "tarado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "talão" or "tarado"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "talão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tarado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talão" and "tarado" 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 #6,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.