tecovstudoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: teco is a noun, tudo is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“teco” is a noun and “tudo” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,185
“teco” frequency rank
#61
“tudo” frequency rank
43246
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature teco tudo
Definition tiro de arma de fogo todas as coisas

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set teco and tudo apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
teco
4 ch
tudo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: teco is anoun and tudoapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

teco is recorded at frequency rank #43,185, classified as anoun. tudo is at rank #61, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈtu.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 43246, this pair ranks #22,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of teco vs tudo

Shared letters: ot. Private to "teco": ce. Private to "tudo": du.

"teco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "tudo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tecoetco · tceo · tecco · teoc · tteco
  • tudotduo · ttudo · tuddo · tuod · utdo

Frequency comparison

teco#43,185
tudo#61

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "teco" and "tudo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "teco" is a noun and "tudo" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "teco" or "tudo"?
"tudo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #61 in our Portuguese list, against #43,185 for "teco". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering teco vs tudo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “teco”; for a pronoun, it's “tudo”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “teco” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list