Which to use
“tampa” and “tampo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,980
- “tampa” frequency rank
- #45,618
- “tampo” frequency rank
- 53598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tampa | tampo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça com que se tapa uma panela, um vaso, uma caixa, etc. | o mesmo que tampa; objeto que serve para tampar, vedar, tapar, etc |
Where the eye mixes tampa and tampo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tampa vs tampo
A purely visual mix-up. tampa (/ˈtɐ̃.pɐ/) and tampo (/ˈtɐ̃.pu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “tampa” becomes o in “tampo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tampa is recorded at frequency rank #7,980, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɐ̃.pɐ/. 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 53598, this pair ranks #11,930 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tampa vs tampo
Shared letters: ampt. Private to "tampa": -. Private to "tampo": o.
"tampa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tampo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tampa" for "tampo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tampa" vs "tampo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tampa" and "tampo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tampa" 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 #11,930 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tampa" 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 #11,930 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.