Which to use
“tara” is a noun and “taxar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,472
- “tara” frequency rank
- #41,268
- “taxar” frequency rank
- 55740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tara | taxar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abatimento no peso de mercadorias, atendendo-se ao vaso ou envoltório onde estão acondicionados | estabelecer ou cobrar taxa |
Letter map: tara vs taxar
Shared letters muted; letters that set tara and taxar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tara runs 4 letters (CVCV) against taxar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - tara and taxar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tara is anoun and taxaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tara is recorded at frequency rank #14,472, classified as anoun. taxar is at rank #41,268, tagged as averb, pronounced /taˈʃa(ʁ)/ [taˈʃa(h)].
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 55740, this pair ranks #10,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tara vs taxar
Shared letters: art. Private to "tara": -. Private to "taxar": x.
"tara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "taxar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tara" and "taxar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tara" or "taxar" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "tara" vs "taxar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taxar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tara" and "taxar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talão vs taxar". 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 #10,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.