two

/ˈtu/

//ˈtu// num

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The verdict

“two” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #5,899) as a numeral. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#5,899
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-two · two · Portuguese

two · rank #5,899 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,899
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH surgimento

Nearest frequency peer: surgimento (-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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “two”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “two” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

two vs ty
33% similar
two vs te
33% similar
two vs to
67% similar

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

Key facts for two
PropertyValue
Headwordtwo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNumeral
IPA/ˈtu/
Letters3
Frequency rank#5,899
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “two”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.twocai 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 “surgimento” (#5,895), “volante” (#5,903), “sugestão” (#5,894). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “two” fica em #5,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for two is neighbouring look-alikes ("ty", "te", …), not just typos; it is anumeral pronounced /ˈtu/. Frequency #5,899 among 917 “T” headwords. Gloss: "dois".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for two, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ty", "te", "to", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is two, spelled T-W-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    dois

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. We have two eyes and two ears.

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 "two"?
"two" is spelled T-W-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtu/.
What does "two" mean?
As a numeral, "two" means: dois
What words are commonly confused with "two"?
"two" is commonly confused with "ty", "te", "to". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "two"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "two" is /ˈtu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "two" come from?
"two" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vós#6,014per#5,775ave#5,708ala#6,137

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list