# tarde vs tardio

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tarde
*adverb · IPA /'tax.dʒɪ/ · frequency rank #279*
tardiamente, atrasado

### tardio
*adjective · frequency rank #25,837*
que chega tarde ou que vem fora do tempo próprio

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/tarde-vs-tardio