# teme vs tomé

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### teme
*noun · IPA /ˈtɛ.mɛ/ · frequency rank #10,093*
anta; tapir, Tapirus terrestris

### tomé
*verb · frequency rank #4,602*
primeira pessoa do singular no pretérito do indicativo do verbo tomar; tomei

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/teme-vs-tome