Which to use
“teco” and “traço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,185
- “teco” frequency rank
- #11,759
- “traço” frequency rank
- 54944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teco | traço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tiro de arma de fogo | uma marca, sinal, ou evidência da existência, influência ou ação de algum agente ou evento; vestígio |
Letter map: teco vs traço
Shared letters muted; letters that set teco and traço apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. teco 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.
Pair insight - teco / traço
teco and traço 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teco is recorded at frequency rank #43,185, classified as anoun. 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 54944, this pair ranks #10,913 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of teco vs traço
Shared letters: ot. Private to "teco": ce. Private to "traço": arç.
"teco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "traço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- teco ← etco · tceo · tecco · teoc · tteco
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teco" for "traço" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "teco" or "traço" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "teco" and "traço". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "teco" 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 #10,913 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teco" and "traço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teco 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 #10,913 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.