Which to use
“tarda” and “turma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,201
- “tarda” frequency rank
- #2,452
- “turma” frequency rank
- 20653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tarda | turma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tarde | grupo |
Letter map: tarda vs turma
Shared letters muted; letters that set tarda and turma apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: tarda and turma
tarda and turma 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 20653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tarda is recorded at frequency rank #18,201, classified as anoun. turma is at rank #2,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtuɾ.mɐ/.
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 20653, this pair ranks #49,790 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tarda vs turma
Shared letters: art. Private to "tarda": d. Private to "turma": mu.
"tarda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "turma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tarda" and "turma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tarda" or "turma"?
After this comparison
Pair "tarda" vs "turma" 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 "turma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,790 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tarda" and "turma" 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 #49,790 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.