Which to use
“tanque” and “tique” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,349
- “tanque” frequency rank
- #49,208
- “tique” frequency rank
- 55557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tanque | tique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | carro de guerra, blindado e armado | movimento ou vocalização humanos involuntários, súbitos e repetitivos, que envolvem um determinado grupo de músculos |
Letter map: tanque vs tique
Shared letters muted; letters that set tanque and tique apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: tanque and tique
tanque and tique are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tanque is recorded at frequency rank #6,349, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɐ̃.kɨ/. tique is at rank #49,208, tagged as anoun.
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 55557, this pair ranks #10,519 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tanque vs tique
Shared letters: eqtu. Private to "tanque": an. Private to "tique": i.
"tanque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "tique" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tanque" and "tique" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tanque" vs "tique" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "tanque" vs "tique" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tanque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,519 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tanque" and "tique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tie vs tique". 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 #10,519 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.