Which to use
“tale” is a noun and “tomé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,352
- “tale” frequency rank
- #4,602
- “tomé” frequency rank
- 44954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tale | tomé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | discurso, fala | primeira pessoa do singular no pretérito do indicativo do verbo tomar; tomei |
Letter map: tale vs tomé
Shared letters muted; letters that set tale and tomé apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for tale / tomé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tale is anoun and toméaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tale is recorded at frequency rank #40,352, classified as anoun, pronounced /taːlə/, [ˈtˢæːlə]. tomé is at rank #4,602, 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 44954, this pair ranks #20,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tale vs tomé
Shared letters: t. Private to "tale": ael. Private to "tomé": moé.
"tale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tomé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tale ← atle · tael · talle · tlae · ttale
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tale" and "tomé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tale" vs "tomé" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "tale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tale" and "tomé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talão vs tale". 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 #20,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.