tipovstodoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: tipo is a noun, todo is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tipo” is a noun and “todo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#187
“tipo” frequency rank
#34
“todo” frequency rank
221
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tipo todo
Definition Elemento real o ideal que representa una clase o categoría. Que se considera completo tanto en sus atributos como en número.

Where the eye mixes tipo and todo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
tipo
4 ch
todo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tipo is [ˈt̪ipo] while todo is [ˈt̪oð̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tipo is recorded at frequency rank #187, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ipo]. todo is at rank #34, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪oð̞o].

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 221, this pair ranks #323,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tipo vs todo

Shared letters: ot. Private to "tipo": ip. Private to "todo": d.

"tipo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "todo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tipoitpo · tiop · tippo · tpio · ttipo
  • todootdo · tdoo · toddo · tood · ttodo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tipo" and "todo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tipo" is a noun and "todo" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "tipo" or "todo"?
"todo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34 in our Spanish list, against #187 for "tipo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "tipo" and "todo". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tipo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "todo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #323,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tipo" and "todo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tapo vs tipo". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list