toque

noun

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The verdict

“toque” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,027. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,027
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de tocar

Corpus desk

Index PT-toque · toque · Portuguese

toque · rank #2,027 · 6 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,027
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH propósito

Nearest frequency peer: propósito (-3 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 “toque”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “toque” 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).

toque vs true
60% similar
toque vs tous
60% similar
toque vs torre
60% similar

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

Key facts for toque
PropertyValue
Headwordtoque
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,027
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “toque”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “propósito” (#2,024), “poucas” (#2,023), “zero” (#2,031). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “toque” fica em #2,027. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around toque, anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,027 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for toque, with forms such as "otque", "toqeu", and "toqque". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "true", "tous", "torre", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is toque, spelled T-O-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de tocar
  2. 2
    breve contato físico com alguém
  3. 3
    pancada
  4. 4
    percussão
  5. 5
    sabor ou cheiro especial nos vinhos
  6. 6
    vestígio
  7. 7
    inspiração
  8. 8
    mancha que constitui o início do apodrecimento da fruta
  9. 9
    ritmo tocado com atabaque nos rituais afro-brasileiros
  10. 10
    aviso, indicação
  11. 11
    informação útil

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quando ele chegar, me dá um toque.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otque
  • toqeu
  • toqque
  • touqe
  • tqoue
  • ttoque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of toque - 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.

otque2toqeu2toqque1touqe2tqoue2ttoque1
Edit distance from "toque"

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 "toque"?
"toque" is spelled T-O-Q-U-E.
What does "toque" mean?
As a noun, "toque" means: ato de tocar
What words are commonly confused with "toque"?
"toque" is commonly confused with "true", "tous", "torre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "toque" come from?
"toque" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

posse#2,022fomos#2,012dizia#2,009negra#1,984

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

águas6 variantsameaça6 variantstomou6 variantsbolsa6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list