Which to use
“tarefa” and “teresa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,444
- “tarefa” frequency rank
- #7,091
- “teresa” frequency rank
- 9535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tarefa | teresa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | encargo, trabalho | no jargão das prisões, corda feita com pedaços de tecido, como lençóis ou toalhas, usada para escalar e/ou descer grandes alturas, como os muros ou paredes das celas |
Letter map: tarefa vs teresa
Shared letters muted; letters that set tarefa and teresa apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tarefa and teresa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - tarefa / teresa
tarefa and teresa 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 9535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tarefa is recorded at frequency rank #2,444, classified as anoun, pronounced /taˈɾɛ.fɐ/. teresa is at rank #7,091, tagged as anoun.
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 9535, this pair ranks #63,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tarefa vs teresa
Shared letters: aert. Private to "tarefa": f. Private to "teresa": s.
"tarefa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "teresa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tarefa" for "teresa" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tarefa" or "teresa"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tarefa" and "teresa".
- Full dictionary entry for "tarefa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teresa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tarefa" and "teresa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teresa vs trema". 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 #63,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.