Which to use
“tra” and “turma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,694
- “tra” frequency rank
- #2,452
- “turma” frequency rank
- 30146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tra | turma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coisa | grupo |
Where the eye mixes tra and turma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tra and turma
A purely visual mix-up. tra (/tʀa/) and turma (/ˈtuɾ.mɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tra is recorded at frequency rank #27,694, classified as anoun, pronounced /tʀa/. turma is at rank #2,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtuɾ.mɐ/.
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 30146, this pair ranks #38,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tra vs turma
Shared letters: art. Private to "tra": -. Private to "turma": mu.
"tra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "turma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- turma ← truma · tturma · tumra · turam · turmma · turrma · utrma
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tra" and "turma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tra" vs "turma" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tra" and "turma" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "turma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tra" and "turma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tra vs trema". 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 #38,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.