Which to use
“ti” is a pronoun and “tipo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #779
- “ti” frequency rank
- #192
- “tipo” frequency rank
- 971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ti | tipo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que diz respeito à tua pessoa | série de características que definem as coisas |
Letter map: ti vs tipo
Shared letters muted; letters that set ti and tipo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ti / tipo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ti is apronoun and tipoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ti” sits inside “tipo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ti is recorded at frequency rank #779, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈti/. tipo is at rank #192, 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 971, this pair ranks #74,654 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ti vs tipo
Shared letters: it. Private to "ti": -. Private to "tipo": op.
"ti" · 2 letters · shape CV · "tipo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tipo ← itpo · tiop · tippo · tpio · ttipo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ti" for "tipo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ti" vs "tipo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ti" and "tipo".
- Full dictionary entry for "ti" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tipo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,654 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ti" and "tipo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tipo vs tufo". 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 #74,654 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.