Which to use
“tara” and “task” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,472
- “tara” frequency rank
- #34,487
- “task” frequency rank
- 48959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tara | task |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abatimento no peso de mercadorias, atendendo-se ao vaso ou envoltório onde estão acondicionados | tarefa |
Letter map: tara vs task
Shared letters muted; letters that set tara and task apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: tara and task
tara and task 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tara is recorded at frequency rank #14,472, classified as anoun. task is at rank #34,487, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɑːsk/ (britânica).
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 48959, this pair ranks #16,148 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tara vs task
Shared letters: at. Private to "tara": r. Private to "task": ks.
"tara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "task" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tara" and "task" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tara" vs "task" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tara" and "task".
- Full dictionary entry for "tara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "task" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,148 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tara" and "task" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "task 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 #16,148 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.