taravstaskWhat's the difference?

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.

4 ch
tara
4 ch
task

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

  • taraatra · taar · tarra · traa · ttara
  • taskatsk · taks · taskk · tassk · tsak · ttask

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tara" and "task" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "tara" vs "task" - which ranks higher?
"tara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,472 in our Portuguese list, against #34,487 for "task". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list