Which to use
“temos” is a verb and “tomo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #292
- “temos” frequency rank
- #6,352
- “tomo” frequency rank
- 6644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | temos | tomo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo ter | volume de obra impressa ou manuscrita |
Letter map: temos vs tomo
Shared letters muted; letters that set temos and tomo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. temos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against tomo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - temos and tomo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: temos is averb and tomoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
temos is recorded at frequency rank #292, classified as averb. tomo is at rank #6,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈto.mu/.
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 6644, this pair ranks #67,755 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of temos vs tomo
Shared letters: mot. Private to "temos": es. Private to "tomo": -.
"temos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tomo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "temos" and "tomo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "temos" or "tomo"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "temos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,755 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "temos" and "tomo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomo vs tufo". 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 #67,755 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.