# tale vs trave

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### trave
*noun · IPA /ˈtɾa.vɨ/ · frequency rank #14,041*
tronco comprido e grosso que constitui a estrutura principal de uma construção

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