Which to use
“teme” is a noun and “tomé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,093
- “teme” frequency rank
- #4,602
- “tomé” frequency rank
- 14695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teme | tomé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | anta; tapir, Tapirus terrestris | primeira pessoa do singular no pretérito do indicativo do verbo tomar; tomei |
Letter map: teme vs tomé
Shared letters muted; letters that set teme and tomé apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - teme and tomé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: teme 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 14695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teme is recorded at frequency rank #10,093, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɛ.mɛ/. 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 14695, this pair ranks #57,305 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teme vs tomé
Shared letters: mt. Private to "teme": e. Private to "tomé": oé.
"teme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tomé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- teme ← etme · temme · tmee · tteme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "teme" and "tomé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "teme" vs "tomé" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "teme" vs "tomé" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "teme" 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 #57,305 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teme" and "tomé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teme vs trema". 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 #57,305 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.