Which to use
“talco” and “túlio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,106
- “talco” frequency rank
- #20,459
- “túlio” frequency rank
- 57565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talco | túlio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mineral derivado do magnésio e que se apresenta em agregados de lâminas | elemento químico de símbolo Tm, possui o número atômico 69 e massa atômica relativa 168,934 u; é um metal de transição interna (lantanídeo) de cor branco prateado; é obtido de minerais ricos em ítrio como a gadolinita, euxenita e a fergusonita; por ser muito raro e de custo muito elevado suas aplicações são muito restritas; é utilizado em aparelhos de raio-x portáteis e em equipamentos de laboratório |
Where the eye mixes talco and túlio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. talco (CVCCV) and túlio (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between talco and túlio
A purely visual mix-up. talco (/ˈtaɫ.ku/) and túlio (/ˈtu.lju/) 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 57565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talco is recorded at frequency rank #37,106, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtaɫ.ku/. túlio is at rank #20,459, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtu.lju/.
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 57565, this pair ranks #9,263 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talco vs túlio
Shared letters: lot. Private to "talco": ac. Private to "túlio": iú.
"talco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "túlio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- talco ← atlco · taclo · talcco · tallco · taloc · tlaco · ttalco
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "talco" for "túlio" ever safe?
Which is more common, "talco" or "túlio"?
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 "talco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "túlio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,263 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talco" and "túlio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talco vs tampo". 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 #9,263 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.