# tomato

> English word · Noun · IPA /təˈmɑː.təʊ/ · frequency rank #8,997

## Definitions
1. A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
2. The savory fruit of this plant, most often red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.
3. A shade of red, the colour typical of a ripe tomato.
4. An attractive woman.
5. A stupid act or person.

## Etymology
Variant of earlier tomate, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma-tl. Compare tomatillo.

## Easily confused with
- **tonto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tomato-vs-tonto)
- **tomcat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tomato-vs-tomcat)
- **toma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toma-vs-tomato)
- **Tobago** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tobago-vs-tomato)

## Common misspellings (8)
`otmato`, `tmoato`, `toamto`, `tomaot`, `tomatto`, `tommato`, `tomtao`, `ttomato`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tomato