taskvstrásWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: task is a noun, trás is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“task” is a noun and “trás” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,487
“task” frequency rank
#860
“trás” frequency rank
35347
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature task trás
Definition tarefa depois de

Letter map: task vs trás

Shared letters muted; letters that set task and trás apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
task
4 ch
trás

Grammar separator: task vs trás

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: task is anoun and trásanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

task is recorded at frequency rank #34,487, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɑːsk/ (britânica). trás is at rank #860, tagged as anadv.

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 35347, this pair ranks #31,709 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of task vs trás

Shared letters: st. Private to "task": ak. Private to "trás": .

"task" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "trás" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • taskatsk · taks · taskk · tassk · tsak · ttask

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "task" and "trás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "task" is a noun and "trás" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "task" or "trás"?
"trás" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #860 in our Portuguese list, against #34,487 for "task". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

You've compared "task" and "trás". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "task" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,709 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "task" and "trás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "task vs tosa". 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 #31,709 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list