Which to use
“tale” and “traje” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,352
- “tale” frequency rank
- #10,802
- “traje” frequency rank
- 51154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tale | traje |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | discurso, fala | roupa |
Where the eye mixes tale and traje
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tale runs 4 letters (CVCV) against traje's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tale with traje
A purely visual mix-up. tale (/taːlə/, [ˈtˢæːlə]) and traje (/ˈtɾa.ʒɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51154, 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]. traje is at rank #10,802, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɾa.ʒɨ/.
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 51154, this pair ranks #13,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tale vs traje
Shared letters: aet. Private to "tale": l. Private to "traje": jr.
"tale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "traje" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tale" and "traje" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tale" or "traje"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tale" and "traje" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traje" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tale" and "traje" 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 #13,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.