Which to use
“Togo” is a name and “tuyo” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,011
- “Togo” frequency rank
- #1,883
- “tuyo” frequency rank
- 33894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Togo | tuyo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | País de África occidental. Limita con el Golfo de Guinea, Ghana, Burkina Faso y Benín. | Pronombre posesivo de la segunda persona, que significa lo que le pertenece o le es propio. |
Where the eye mixes Togo and tuyo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Togo vs tuyo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Togo is [ˈt̪oɣ̞o] while tuyo is [ˈt̪uʝo]. 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 (name vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Togo is recorded at frequency rank #32,011, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈt̪oɣ̞o]. tuyo is at rank #1,883, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈt̪uʝo].
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 33894, this pair ranks #194,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Togo vs tuyo
Shared letters: ot. Private to "Togo": g. Private to "tuyo": uy.
"Togo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tuyo" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Togo" and "tuyo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Togo" or "tuyo" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Togo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tuyo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Togo" and "tuyo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Togo 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 #194,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.