Which to use
“tara” and “tarefa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,472
- “tara” frequency rank
- #2,444
- “tarefa” frequency rank
- 16916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tara | tarefa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abatimento no peso de mercadorias, atendendo-se ao vaso ou envoltório onde estão acondicionados | encargo, trabalho |
Letter map: tara vs tarefa
Shared letters muted; letters that set tara and tarefa apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tara runs 4 letters (CVCV) against tarefa's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - tara / tarefa
tara and tarefa 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tara is recorded at frequency rank #14,472, classified as anoun. tarefa is at rank #2,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced /taˈɾɛ.fɐ/.
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 16916, this pair ranks #54,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tara vs tarefa
Shared letters: art. Private to "tara": -. Private to "tarefa": ef.
"tara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tarefa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tara" and "tarefa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tara" or "tarefa"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tara" and "tarefa".
- Full dictionary entry for "tara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tarefa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tara" and "tarefa" 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 #54,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.