Which to use
“talão” and “taxas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,612
- “talão” frequency rank
- #3,169
- “taxas” frequency rank
- 47781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talão | taxas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bloco de folhas destacáveis | plural de taxa |
Where the eye mixes talão and taxas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. talão (CVCVV) and taxas (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: talão vs taxas
A purely visual mix-up. talão (/tɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/) and taxas (/ˈta.ʃɐs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47781, 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/. taxas is at rank #3,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈta.ʃɐs/.
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 47781, this pair ranks #17,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talão vs taxas
Shared letters: at. Private to "talão": loã. Private to "taxas": sx.
"talão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "taxas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- taxas ← atxas · taaxs · taxass · taxsa · taxxas · ttaxas · txaas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "talão" and "taxas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "talão" vs "taxas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "taxas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talão" and "taxas" 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 #17,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.