Which to use
“tapado” and “tocado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,353
- “tapado” frequency rank
- #11,756
- “tocado” frequency rank
- 52109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tapado | tocado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tampado; que está coberto | apalpado, atingido |
Where the eye mixes tapado and tocado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tapado and tocado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: tapado vs tocado
A purely visual mix-up. tapado (/tɐ.ˈpa.du/) and tocado (/tu.ˈka.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tapado is recorded at frequency rank #40,353, classified as anadj, pronounced /tɐ.ˈpa.du/. tocado is at rank #11,756, tagged as anadj, pronounced /tu.ˈka.du/.
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 52109, this pair ranks #13,026 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tapado vs tocado
Shared letters: adot. Private to "tapado": p. Private to "tocado": c.
"tapado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tocado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tapado" and "tocado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tapado" vs "tocado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tapado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tocado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,026 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tapado" and "tocado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talão vs tapado". 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 #13,026 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.