Which to use
“talão” is a noun and “terão” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,612
- “talão” frequency rank
- #2,294
- “terão” frequency rank
- 46906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talão | terão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bloco de folhas destacáveis | terceira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: talão vs terão
Shared letters muted; letters that set talão and terão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. talão and terão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: talão vs terão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: talão is anoun and terãoaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46906, 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/. terão is at rank #2,294, tagged as averb.
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 46906, this pair ranks #18,399 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talão vs terão
Shared letters: otã. Private to "talão": al. Private to "terão": er.
"talão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "terão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "talão" and "terão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "talão" vs "terão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "talão" and "terão". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "talão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,399 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talão" and "terão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talão vs travão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #18,399 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.