todasvstodoWhich spelling fits?

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“todas” and “todo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#135
“todas” frequency rank
#34
“todo” frequency rank
169
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature todas todo
Definition Forma del femenino plural de todo. Que se considera completo tanto en sus atributos como en número.

Where the eye mixes todas and todo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
todas
4 ch
todo

Why the eye confuses todas with todo

A purely visual mix-up. todas ([ˈt̪oð̞as]) and todo ([ˈt̪oð̞o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

todas is recorded at frequency rank #135, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪oð̞as]. 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 169, this pair ranks #323,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of todas vs todo

Shared letters: dot. Private to "todas": as. Private to "todo": -.

"todas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "todo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • todasotdas · tdoas · toads · todass · toddas · todsa · ttodas
  • todootdo · tdoo · toddo · tood · ttodo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "todas" for "todo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪oð̞as] versus [ˈt̪oð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "todas" or "todo" show up more?
"todo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34 in our Spanish list, against #135 for "todas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "todas" and "todo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "todas" 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 #323,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "todas" and "todo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "todas vs toys". 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 #323,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list