Which to use
“tha” is a verb and “tola” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,931
- “tha” frequency rank
- #28,396
- “tola” frequency rank
- 67327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tha | tola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | presente do verbo bi (ser, estar); sou/estou, é/está, somos/estamos, são/estão | feminino de tolo |
Where the eye mixes tha and tola
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. tha runs 3 letters (CCV) against tola's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tha vs tola
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tha is /ha/ while tola is /ˈtɔ.lɐ/. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67327, 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/. tola is at rank #28,396, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈtɔ.lɐ/.
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 67327, this pair ranks #4,666 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tha vs tola
Shared letters: at. Private to "tha": h. Private to "tola": lo.
"tha" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "tola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tola ← otla · tloa · toal · tolla · ttola
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tha" and "tola" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tha" or "tola"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,666 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tha" and "tola" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tha vs tosa". 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 #4,666 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.