tirarvstrásWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: tirar is a verb, trás is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tirar” is a verb and “trás” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#661
“tirar” frequency rank
#860
“trás” frequency rank
1521
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tirar trás
Definition pôr para fora; retirar facilmente, em geral com as mãos depois de

Letter map: tirar vs trás

Shared letters muted; letters that set tirar and trás apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
tirar
4 ch
trás

Grammar separator: tirar vs trás

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tirar is averb and trásanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tirar is recorded at frequency rank #661, classified as averb, pronounced /t͡ʃiˈɾa(ʁ)/ [t͡ʃiˈɾa(h)]. trás is at rank #860, tagged as anadv.

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 1521, this pair ranks #74,030 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tirar vs trás

Shared letters: rt. Private to "tirar": ai. Private to "trás": .

"tirar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "trás" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tiraritrar · tiarr · tirarr · tirra · tirrar · triar · ttirar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tirar" and "trás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tirar" is a verb and "trás" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "tirar" vs "trás" - which ranks higher?
"tirar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #661 in our Portuguese list, against #860 for "trás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "tirar" vs "trás" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tirar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #74,030 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tirar" and "trás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tirar vs torrar". 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 #74,030 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list