tomar

/tu.ˈmaɾ/

//tu.ˈmaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“tomar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #611. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#611
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - agarrar

Corpus desk

Index PT-tomar · tomar · Portuguese

tomar · rank #611 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #611
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH próximo

Nearest frequency peer: próximo (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “tomar”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “tomar” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

tomar vs Tor
40% similar
tomar vs tomé
60% similar
tomar vs tomo
60% similar

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

Key facts for tomar
PropertyValue
Headwordtomar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/tu.ˈmaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#611
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “tomar” fica na frequência do português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).tomarcai 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 “próximo” (#610), “voz” (#612), “ordem” (#609). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tomar (IPA /tu.ˈmaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #611 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tomar, with forms such as "otmar", "tmoar", and "toamr". 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", "tomé", "tomo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is tomar, spelled T-O-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    agarrar
  2. 2
    beber
  3. 3
    ingerir (um comprimido, por exemplo)
  4. 4
    segurar
  5. 5
    apoderar-se de, roubar
  6. 6
    consumir (tempo), levar
  7. 7
    embarcar em meio de transporte
  8. 8
    pegar um determinado caminho numa estrada
  9. 9
    alugar, pegar, receber
  10. 10
    medir, registar/registrar
  11. 11
    decidir-se por
  12. 12
    desejar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tomei sua mão em minha mão.
  2. Vamos ao bar tomar umas cervejas!

This word in other languages

take(English)coger(Español)prendre(Français)nehmen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otmar
  • tmoar
  • toamr
  • tomarr
  • tommar
  • tomra
  • ttomar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tomar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

otmar2tmoar2toamr2tomarr1tommar1tomra2ttomar1
Edit distance from "tomar"

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

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

Same letter count

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

ordem#609idade#618julho#603Maria#619

Similar misspelling depth

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

mudar7 variantsvisto7 variantschega7 variantstendo7 variants

What to do next

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  • "tomar" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Tor". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #611 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Portuguese words in the "T" letter cohort. T–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list