Which to use
“tétano” and “titânio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,631
- “tétano” frequency rank
- #19,013
- “titânio” frequency rank
- 63644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tétano | titânio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | doença infecciosa grave que frequentemente pode levar à morte; é causada pela neurotoxina tetanospasmina que é produzida pela bactéria anaeróbica Clostridium tetani | elemento químico de símbolo Ti, possui o número atômico 22 e massa atômica relativa 47,867; é um metal encontrado em pequenas quantidades associado com outros elementos nas rochas eruptivas, sedimentares e metamórficas; é de grande importância industrial devido a sua brancura e refletividade; é muito utilizado na fabricação de pigmentos para tintas, esmaltes, papéis, plásticos e cosméticos; o metal é empregado em equipamentos que exigem extrema leveza e resistência à corrosão |
Where the eye mixes tétano and titânio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tétano runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against titânio's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tétano vs titânio
A purely visual mix-up. tétano (/ˈtɛ.tɐ.nu/) and titânio (/tiˈtɐnju/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tétano is recorded at frequency rank #44,631, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɛ.tɐ.nu/. titânio is at rank #19,013, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tiˈtɐnju/.
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 63644, this pair ranks #6,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tétano vs titânio
Shared letters: not. Private to "tétano": aé. Private to "titânio": iâ.
"tétano" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "titânio" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "tétano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "titânio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tétano" and "titânio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teta vs tétano". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #6,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.