Which to use
“tato” is an adjective and “traço” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,471
- “tato” frequency rank
- #11,759
- “traço” frequency rank
- 36230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tato | traço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gago | uma marca, sinal, ou evidência da existência, influência ou ação de algum agente ou evento; vestígio |
Letter map: tato vs traço
Shared letters muted; letters that set tato and traço apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tato runs 4 letters (CVCV) against traço's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: tato vs traço
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tato is anadjective and traçoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tato is recorded at frequency rank #24,471, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈta.tu/. traço is at rank #11,759, 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 36230, this pair ranks #30,638 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tato vs traço
Shared letters: aot. Private to "tato": -. Private to "traço": rç.
"tato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "traço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tato ← atto · taot · tatto · ttao · ttato
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tato" and "traço" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tato" or "traço" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "tato" vs "traço" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,638 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tato" and "traço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tato vs tufo". 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 #30,638 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.