tocar

/tu.ˈkaɾ/

//tu.ˈkaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“tocar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,662. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,662
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - encostar uma parte do corpo em

Corpus desk

Index PT-tocar · tocar · Portuguese

tocar · rank #1,662 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,662
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH terceira

Nearest frequency peer: terceira (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “tocar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “tocar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tocar vs Tor
40% similar
tocar vs tola
60% similar
tocar vs Toga
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tocar
PropertyValue
Headwordtocar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/tu.ˈkaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,662
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tocar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.tocarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “terceira” (#1,661), “técnica” (#1,663), “teoria” (#1,660). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tocar” fica em #1,662. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tocar (IPA /tu.ˈkaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,662 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tocar, with forms such as "otcar", "tcoar", and "toacr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Tor", "tola", "Toga", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is tocar, spelled T-O-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    encostar uma parte do corpo em
  2. 2
    produzir música com instrumento
  3. 3
    executar música
  4. 4
    causar emoção, emocionar
  5. 5
    expulsar animal
  6. 6
    conduzir (os animais)
  7. 7
    ser tangente a uma figura
  8. 8
    administrar
  9. 9
    gastar
  10. 10
    ser a obrigação de alguém; caber a alguém
  11. 11
    caber, pertencer
  12. 12
    emitir toques sonoros um telefone de alguém telefonado, fazendo notar que outro alguém está a tentar contactar por intermédio dele
  13. 13
    executar ato equivalente a dar um clique sobre um elemento gráfico por meio de tela sensível ao toque
  14. 14
    perceber
  15. 15
    perceber que está sendo inconveniente; se importar ou passar a se importar com o fato de ser inconveniente e assim parar de causar a inconveniência

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tocar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Midas transformava em ouro tudo o que tocava.
  2. Não sei tocar o piano.

Synonyms

desconfiarenxergar-semancar-se

Antonyms

chamar

This word in other languages

touch(English)tocar(Español)toucher(Français)berühren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otcar
  • tcoar
  • toacr
  • tocarr
  • toccar
  • tocra
  • ttocar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tocar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

otcar2tcoar2toacr2tocarr1toccar1tocra2ttocar1
Edit distance from "tocar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tocar"?
"tocar" is spelled T-O-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /tu.ˈkaɾ/.
What does "tocar" mean?
As a verb, "tocar" means: encostar uma parte do corpo em
What words are commonly confused with "tocar"?
"tocar" is commonly confused with "Tor", "tola", "Toga". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tocar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tocar" is /tu.ˈkaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tocar" come from?
"tocar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tocar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pedra#1,653louco#1,649setor#1,629carne#1,700

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

teoria7 variantseleição7 variantsclara7 variantshaver7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list