Which to use
“ten” is a pronoun and “Tod” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,094
- “ten” frequency rank
- #28,804
- “Tod” frequency rank
- 38898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ten | Tod |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | este, esta, esse, essa | morte. |
Letter map: ten vs Tod
Shared letters muted; letters that set ten and Tod apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - ten and Tod
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ten is apronoun and Todanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ten is recorded at frequency rank #10,094, classified as apron. Tod is at rank #28,804, tagged as anoun, pronounced [toːt], Plural: [ˈtoː.də].
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 38898, this pair ranks #27,478 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ten vs Tod
Shared letters: t. Private to "ten": en. Private to "Tod": do.
"ten" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Tod" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ten" and "Tod" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ten" or "Tod" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "ten" and "Tod". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tod" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,478 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ten" and "Tod" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tod vs tosa". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #27,478 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.