# talco vs tale

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### talco
*noun · IPA /ˈtaɫ.ku/ · frequency rank #37,106*
mineral derivado do magnésio e que se apresenta em agregados de lâminas

### tale
*noun · IPA /taːlə/, [ˈtˢæːlə] · frequency rank #40,352*
discurso, fala

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/talco-vs-tale