Which to use
“talismã” and “taxista” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,796
- “talismã” frequency rank
- #14,971
- “taxista” frequency rank
- 50767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talismã | taxista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | objeto ao qual se atribuem poderes mágicos de realizar desejos | aquele que dirige um táxi remuneradamente como forma de gerar renda para se sustentar financeiramente |
Where the eye mixes talismã and taxista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. talismã and taxista follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: talismã vs taxista
A purely visual mix-up. talismã (/tɐ.liʒ.ˈmɐ̃/) and taxista (/tak.ˈsis.ta/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talismã is recorded at frequency rank #35,796, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɐ.liʒ.ˈmɐ̃/. taxista is at rank #14,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tak.ˈsis.ta/.
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 50767, this pair ranks #14,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talismã vs taxista
Shared letters: aist. Private to "talismã": lmã. Private to "taxista": x.
"talismã" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "taxista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- taxista ← atxista · taixsta · taxisat · taxissta · taxistta · taxitsa · taxsita · taxxista
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "talismã" and "taxista" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "talismã" or "taxista" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "talismã" and "taxista" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "talismã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taxista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talismã" and "taxista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Talibã vs talismã". 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 #14,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.