# tam vs the

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tam
*adverb · frequency rank #12,345*
lá, aí, ali, acolá

### the
*article · IPA /ðə/ (fraco, ou antes de consoante); /ðiː/ (enfático, ou antes de vogal) · frequency rank #93*
o (artigo definido masculino singular)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/tam-vs-the