thavstitãWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: tha is a verb, titã is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tha” is a verb and “titã” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,931
“tha” frequency rank
#22,817
“titã” frequency rank
61748
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tha titã
Definition presente do verbo bi (ser, estar); sou/estou, é/está, somos/estamos, são/estão pessoa de muita importância

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tha and titã apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
tha
4 ch
titã

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tha is /ha/ while titã is /ti.ˈtɐ̃/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tha is recorded at frequency rank #38,931, classified as averb, pronounced /ha/. titã is at rank #22,817, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ti.ˈtɐ̃/.

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 61748, this pair ranks #6,978 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tha vs titã

Shared letters: t. Private to "tha": ah. Private to "titã": .

"tha" · 3 letters · shape CCV  ·  "titã" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Frequency comparison

tha#38,931
titã#22,817

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tha" and "titã" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tha" is a verb and "titã" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "tha" or "titã"?
"titã" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,817 in our Portuguese list, against #38,931 for "tha". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering tha vs titã

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “tha”; for a noun, it's “titã”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tha” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list