Which to use
“tempo” and “tomo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #84
- “tempo” frequency rank
- #6,352
- “tomo” frequency rank
- 6436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tempo | tomo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | continuum linear não-espacial no qual os eventos se sucedem irreversivelmente | volume de obra impressa ou manuscrita |
Where the eye mixes tempo and tomo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. tempo (/ˈtẽm.pʊ/) and tomo (/ˈto.mu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tempo is recorded at frequency rank #84, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtẽm.pʊ/. 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 6436, this pair ranks #67,998 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tempo vs tomo
Shared letters: mot. Private to "tempo": ep. Private to "tomo": -.
"tempo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tomo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV