Which to use
“tam” is an adverb and “tampo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,345
- “tam” frequency rank
- #45,618
- “tampo” frequency rank
- 57963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tam | tampo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lá, aí, ali, acolá | o mesmo que tampa; objeto que serve para tampar, vedar, tapar, etc |
Letter map: tam vs tampo
Shared letters muted; letters that set tam and tampo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tam runs 3 letters (CVC) against tampo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: tam vs tampo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tam is anadverb and tampoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “tam” sits inside “tampo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tam is recorded at frequency rank #12,345, classified as anadv. tampo is at rank #45,618, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɐ̃.pu/.
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 57963, this pair ranks #9,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tam vs tampo
Shared letters: amt. Private to "tam": -. Private to "tampo": op.
"tam" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tampo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tampo ← atmpo · tammpo · tamop · tamppo · tapmo · tmapo · ttampo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tam" and "tampo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tam" or "tampo"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tam" and "tampo".
- Full dictionary entry for "tam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tampo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tam" and "tampo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tampo vs trampa". 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 #9,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.