Which to use
“tempo” and “texto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #84
- “tempo” frequency rank
- #680
- “texto” frequency rank
- 764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tempo | texto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | continuum linear não-espacial no qual os eventos se sucedem irreversivelmente | conjunto palavras encadeadas formando um sentido ou conceito |
Where the eye mixes tempo and texto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. tempo (/ˈtẽm.pʊ/) and texto (/ˈtɐjʃ.tu/) 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 764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tempo is recorded at frequency rank #84, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtẽm.pʊ/. texto is at rank #680, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɐjʃ.tu/.
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 764, this pair ranks #74,893 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tempo vs texto
Shared letters: eot. Private to "tempo": mp. Private to "texto": x.
"tempo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "texto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV