Which to use
“talk” is a verb and “til” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,582
- “talk” frequency rank
- #44,136
- “til” frequency rank
- 53718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talk | til |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conversar | sinal diacrítico (~) utilizado para modificar a pronúncia de determinadas letras no português (indicando nasalização) e em alguns outros idiomas ( bretão ...) |
Letter map: talk vs til
Shared letters muted; letters that set talk and til apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: talk vs til
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: talk is averb and tilanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talk is recorded at frequency rank #9,582, classified as averb. til is at rank #44,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʧiw/.
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 53718, this pair ranks #11,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talk vs til
Shared letters: lt. Private to "talk": ak. Private to "til": i.
"talk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "til" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- talk ← atlk · takl · talkk · tallk · tlak · ttalk
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "talk" for "til" ever safe?
Which is more common, "talk" or "til"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "talk" and "til".
- Full dictionary entry for "talk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "til" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talk" and "til" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tifo vs til". 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 #11,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.