Which to use
“tema” is a noun and “tomé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #840
- “tema” frequency rank
- #4,602
- “tomé” frequency rank
- 5442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tema | tomé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | assunto | primeira pessoa do singular no pretérito do indicativo do verbo tomar; tomei |
Letter map: tema vs tomé
Shared letters muted; letters that set tema and tomé apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - tema and tomé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tema is anoun and toméaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tema is recorded at frequency rank #840, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈte.mɐ/. tomé is at rank #4,602, tagged as averb.
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 5442, this pair ranks #69,176 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tema vs tomé
Shared letters: mt. Private to "tema": ae. Private to "tomé": oé.
"tema" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tomé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tema ← etma · team · temma · tmea · ttema
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tema" and "tomé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tema" vs "tomé" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "tema" and "tomé". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tema" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,176 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tema" and "tomé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomé vs tosa". 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 #69,176 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.