Which to use
“temos” is a verb and “todos” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #292
- “temos” frequency rank
- #67
- “todos” frequency rank
- 359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | temos | todos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo ter | o conjunto dos membros ou participantes de algo |
Letter map: temos vs todos
Shared letters muted; letters that set temos and todos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: temos vs todos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: temos is averb and todosapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
temos is recorded at frequency rank #292, classified as averb. todos is at rank #67, tagged as apron.
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 359, this pair ranks #75,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of temos vs todos
Shared letters: ost. Private to "temos": em. Private to "todos": d.
"temos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "todos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "temos" and "todos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "temos" or "todos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "temos" and "todos".
- Full dictionary entry for "temos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "todos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "temos" and "todos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "todos vs tous". 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 #75,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.