Which to use
“temos” and “tomou” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #292
- “temos” frequency rank
- #2,120
- “tomou” frequency rank
- 2412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | temos | tomou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo ter | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo tomar |
Letter map: temos vs tomou
Shared letters muted; letters that set temos and tomou apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on temos vs tomou
temos and tomou are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
temos is recorded at frequency rank #292, classified as averb. tomou is at rank #2,120, tagged as averb, pronounced /to.ˈmow/, /to.ˈmo/.
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 2412, this pair ranks #72,985 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of temos vs tomou
Shared letters: mot. Private to "temos": es. Private to "tomou": u.
"temos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tomou" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "temos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomou" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,985 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "temos" and "tomou" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teco vs temos". 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 #72,985 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.