# tale vs tell

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tell
*verb · frequency rank #9,770*
contar, narrar

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