Which to use
“tape” and “tripé” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,801
- “tape” frequency rank
- #34,955
- “tripé” frequency rank
- 59756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tape | tripé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | toque suave | suporte de três pernas articuladas |
Where the eye mixes tape and tripé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tape and tripé
A purely visual mix-up. tape (/tap/) and tripé (/tɾi.ˈpɛ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tape is recorded at frequency rank #24,801, classified as anoun, pronounced /tap/. tripé is at rank #34,955, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɾi.ˈpɛ/.
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 59756, this pair ranks #8,020 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tape vs tripé
Shared letters: pt. Private to "tape": ae. Private to "tripé": iré.
"tape" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tripé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tape ← atpe · taep · tappe · tpae · ttape
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tape" and "tripé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tape" or "tripé" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tape" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tripé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,020 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tape" and "tripé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tripé vs triz". 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 #8,020 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.