Which to use
“talhada” is a noun and “tapada” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,666
- “talhada” frequency rank
- #34,485
- “tapada” frequency rank
- 71151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talhada | tapada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fatia de um fruto | feminino de tapado |
Letter map: talhada vs tapada
Shared letters muted; letters that set talhada and tapada apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. talhada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against tapada's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: talhada vs tapada
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: talhada is anoun and tapadaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talhada is recorded at frequency rank #36,666, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɐ.ˈʎa.dɐ/. tapada is at rank #34,485, tagged as anadj.
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 71151, this pair ranks #3,433 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talhada vs tapada
Shared letters: adt. Private to "talhada": hl. Private to "tapada": p.
"talhada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "tapada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "talhada" for "tapada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "talhada" vs "tapada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "talhada" vs "tapada" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "talhada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tapada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,433 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talhada" and "tapada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tapada vs tapado". 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 #3,433 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.