Which to use
“tesoura” and “textura” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,733
- “tesoura” frequency rank
- #13,849
- “textura” frequency rank
- 28582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tesoura | textura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento com duas lâminas móveis e cortantes reunidas por um eixo | ato ou efeito de tecer |
Letter map: tesoura vs textura
Shared letters muted; letters that set tesoura and textura apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. tesoura (CVCVVCV) and textura (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: tesoura and textura
tesoura and textura 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tesoura is recorded at frequency rank #14,733, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɨ.ˈzow.ɾɐ/. textura is at rank #13,849, 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 28582, this pair ranks #40,226 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tesoura vs textura
Shared letters: aertu. Private to "tesoura": os. Private to "textura": x.
"tesoura" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "textura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "tesoura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "textura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,226 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tesoura" and "textura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ternura vs tesoura". 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 #40,226 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.