Which to use
“taxar” and “tirar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,268
- “taxar” frequency rank
- #661
- “tirar” frequency rank
- 41929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taxar | tirar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estabelecer ou cobrar taxa | pôr para fora; retirar facilmente, em geral com as mãos |
Where the eye mixes taxar and tirar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses taxar with tirar
A purely visual mix-up. taxar (/taˈʃa(ʁ)/ [taˈʃa(h)]) and tirar (/t͡ʃiˈɾa(ʁ)/ [t͡ʃiˈɾa(h)]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taxar is recorded at frequency rank #41,268, classified as averb, pronounced /taˈʃa(ʁ)/ [taˈʃa(h)]. tirar is at rank #661, tagged as averb, pronounced /t͡ʃiˈɾa(ʁ)/ [t͡ʃiˈɾa(h)].
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 41929, this pair ranks #23,919 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of taxar vs tirar
Shared letters: art. Private to "taxar": x. Private to "tirar": i.
"taxar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tirar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "taxar" and "tirar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "taxar" or "tirar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "taxar" and "tirar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "taxar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tirar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,919 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taxar" and "tirar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talão vs taxar". 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 #23,919 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.