tomato

/to.ˈma.to/, /tɔ.ˈmɑ.tɔ/

//to.ˈma.to/, /tɔ.ˈmɑ.tɔ// noun

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The verdict

“tomato” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #95,281 among 917 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,281
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tomateiro (Solanum lycopersicum)

Corpus desk

Index PT-tomato · tomato · Portuguese

tomato · rank #95,281 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,281
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tiverdes

Nearest frequency peer: tiverdes (-4 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “tomato”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “tomato” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tomato
PropertyValue
Headwordtomato
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/to.ˈma.to/, /tɔ.ˈmɑ.tɔ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#95,281
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “tomato” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.tomatocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “tiverdes” (#95,277), “tostar” (#95,286), “traitor” (#95,288). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tomato” fica em #95,281. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tomato is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #95,281 among 917 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /to.ˈma.to/, /tɔ.ˈmɑ.tɔ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tomato, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is tomato, spelled T-O-M-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    tomateiro (Solanum lycopersicum)
  2. 2
    tomate, fruto dessa planta:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tomatoj nun estas manĝataj libere tutmonde.

Synonyms

tomatujo

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 "tomato"?
"tomato" is spelled T-O-M-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /to.ˈma.to/, /tɔ.ˈmɑ.tɔ/.
What does "tomato" mean?
As a noun, "tomato" means: tomateiro (Solanum lycopersicum)
How do you pronounce "tomato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tomato" is /to.ˈma.to/, /tɔ.ˈmɑ.tɔ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tomato" come from?
"tomato" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tostar#95,286prezar#95,131beside#95,481caiana#95,507

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list