Which to use
“talão” and “tata” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,612
- “talão” frequency rank
- #24,168
- “tata” frequency rank
- 68780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talão | tata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bloco de folhas destacáveis | fogo |
Where the eye mixes talão and tata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. talão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against tata'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 tata
A purely visual mix-up. talão (/tɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/) and tata (Ediciones C.E.T.A, 1989. ISBN 84-89295-43-3.) 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 68780, 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/. tata is at rank #24,168, tagged as anoun, pronounced Ediciones C.E.T.A, 1989. ISBN 84-89295-43-3..
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 68780, this pair ranks #4,165 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talão vs tata
Shared letters: at. Private to "talão": loã. Private to "tata": -.
"talão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "tata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tata ← atta · taat · tatta · ttaa · ttata
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "talão" and "tata" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "talão" vs "tata" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "talão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,165 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talão" and "tata" 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 #4,165 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.