Which to use
“tara” is a noun and “tarde” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,472
- “tara” frequency rank
- #279
- “tarde” frequency rank
- 14751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tara | tarde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abatimento no peso de mercadorias, atendendo-se ao vaso ou envoltório onde estão acondicionados | tardiamente, atrasado |
Letter map: tara vs tarde
Shared letters muted; letters that set tara and tarde apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tara runs 4 letters (CVCV) against tarde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - tara and tarde
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tara is anoun and tardeanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tara is recorded at frequency rank #14,472, classified as anoun. tarde is at rank #279, tagged as anadv, pronounced /'tax.dʒɪ/.
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 14751, this pair ranks #57,247 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tara vs tarde
Shared letters: art. Private to "tara": -. Private to "tarde": de.
"tara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tarde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tara" for "tarde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tara" vs "tarde" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "tara" and "tarde". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tarde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,247 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tara" and "tarde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tara 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 #57,247 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.