temáticavstemáticoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“temática” and “temático” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,692
“temática” frequency rank
#17,925
“temático” frequency rank
23617
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature temática temático
Definition feminino de temático relativo ao tema

Letter map: temática vs temático

Shared letters muted; letters that set temática and temático apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. temática and temático follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
temática
8 ch
temático

Spelling & dictionary notes on temática vs temático

temática and temático 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 a single letter - a in “temática” becomes o in “temático”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

temática is recorded at frequency rank #5,692, classified as anadj, pronounced /tɨ.ˈma.ti.kɐ/. temático is at rank #17,925, tagged as anadj.

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 23617, this pair ranks #46,180 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of temática vs temático

Shared letters: ceimtá. Private to "temática": a. Private to "temático": o.

"temática" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "temático" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "temática" for "temático" ever safe?
No. They differ by a single letter - a in “temática” becomes o in “temático”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "temática" or "temático" show up more?
"temática" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,692 in our Portuguese list, against #17,925 for "temático". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "temática" and "temático".

  • Full dictionary entry for "temática" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "temático" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #46,180 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "temática" and "temático" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tático vs temático". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #46,180 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