tomo
/ˈto.mu/
The verdict
“tomo” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #6,352 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,352
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - volume de obra impressa ou manuscrita
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tomo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈto.mu/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #6,352 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tomo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for tomo is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈto.mu/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,352 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for tomo, with forms such as "otmo", "tmoo", and "tommo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "two", "Tor", "tudo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is tomo, spelled T-O-M-O.
Definition
- 1volume de obra impressa ou manuscrita
- 2cada uma das partes de uma obra científica ou literária, que se brocharam ou encadernaram separadamente
- 3divisão, parte
- 4importância, valia
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: otmo,tmoo,tommo,toom,ttomo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tomo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “tomo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-O-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈto.mu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “two” - see the side-by-side comparison. tomo vs two
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.