Which to use
“tam” is an adverb and “task” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,345
- “tam” frequency rank
- #34,487
- “task” frequency rank
- 46832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tam | task |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lá, aí, ali, acolá | tarefa |
Letter map: tam vs task
Shared letters muted; letters that set tam and task apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - tam and task
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tam is anadverb and taskanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tam is recorded at frequency rank #12,345, classified as anadv. task is at rank #34,487, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɑːsk/ (britânica).
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 46832, this pair ranks #18,475 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tam vs task
Shared letters: at. Private to "tam": m. Private to "task": ks.
"tam" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "task" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- task ← atsk · taks · taskk · tassk · tsak · ttask
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tam" for "task" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tam" or "task" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "tam" vs "task" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "task" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,475 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tam" and "task" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "task vs tosa". 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 #18,475 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.