tojo
/ˈto.ʒu/
The verdict
“tojo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,171 among 1,850 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,171
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,850
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nome vulgar de vários arbustos espinhosos que crescem nos terrenos áridos; planta arbustiva espinhosa frequente nas matas portuguesas
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tojo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈto.ʒu/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #75,171 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tojo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tojo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,171 among 1,850 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈto.ʒu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nome vulgar de vários arbustos espinhosos que crescem nos terrenos áridos; planta arbustiva espinhosa frequente nas matas portuguesas".
Zero misspellings are on record for tojo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is tojo, spelled T-O-J-O.
Definition
- 1nome vulgar de vários arbustos espinhosos que crescem nos terrenos áridos; planta arbustiva espinhosa frequente nas matas portuguesas
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.
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Using “tojo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-O-J-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈto.ʒu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.