Which to use
“tarda” and “tarefa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,201
- “tarda” frequency rank
- #2,444
- “tarefa” frequency rank
- 20645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tarda | tarefa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tarde | encargo, trabalho |
Letter map: tarda vs tarefa
Shared letters muted; letters that set tarda and tarefa apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tarda runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tarefa's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: tarda and tarefa
tarda 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tarda is recorded at frequency rank #18,201, 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 20645, this pair ranks #49,805 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tarda vs tarefa
Shared letters: art. Private to "tarda": d. Private to "tarefa": ef.
"tarda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tarefa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tarda" and "tarefa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tarda" vs "tarefa" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "tarda" vs "tarefa" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tarda" 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 #49,805 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tarda" and "tarefa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tarda vs turba". 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 #49,805 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.