Which to use
“talão” is a noun and “tolo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,612
- “talão” frequency rank
- #17,929
- “tolo” frequency rank
- 62541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talão | tolo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bloco de folhas destacáveis | sem inteligência ou sem juízo |
Letter map: talão vs tolo
Shared letters muted; letters that set talão and tolo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. talão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against tolo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: talão vs tolo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: talão is anoun and toloanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talão is recorded at frequency rank #44,612, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/. tolo is at rank #17,929, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 62541, this pair ranks #6,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talão vs tolo
Shared letters: lot. Private to "talão": aã. Private to "tolo": -.
"talão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "tolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tolo ← otlo · tloo · tollo · ttolo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "talão" and "tolo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "talão" or "tolo" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "talão" vs "tolo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "talão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tolo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talão" and "tolo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talão vs travão". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #6,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.