Which to use
“talão” and “tesão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,612
- “talão” frequency rank
- #7,225
- “tesão” frequency rank
- 51837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talão | tesão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bloco de folhas destacáveis | rijeza |
Where the eye mixes talão and tesão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. talão and tesão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between talão and tesão
A purely visual mix-up. talão (/tɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/) and tesão (/tɨ.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51837, 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/. tesão is at rank #7,225, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɨ.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 51837, this pair ranks #13,272 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talão vs tesão
Shared letters: otã. Private to "talão": al. Private to "tesão": es.
"talão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "tesão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "talão" and "tesão" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "talão" or "tesão" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "talão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tesão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,272 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talão" and "tesão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talão vs travão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #13,272 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.