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.
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": sá.
"tirar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "trás" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tirar ← itrar · tiarr · tirarr · tirra · tirrar · triar · ttirar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tirar" and "trás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tirar" vs "trás" - which ranks higher?
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.