Which to use
“tímido” and “tomado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,625
- “tímido” frequency rank
- #5,360
- “tomado” frequency rank
- 15985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tímido | tomado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estado ou condição de quem tem timidez; que não tem autoconfiança | que se tomou |
Where the eye mixes tímido and tomado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tímido with tomado
A purely visual mix-up. tímido (/ˈti.mi.du/) and tomado (/tu.ˈma.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tímido is recorded at frequency rank #10,625, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈti.mi.du/. tomado is at rank #5,360, tagged as anadj, pronounced /tu.ˈma.du/.
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 15985, this pair ranks #55,701 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tímido vs tomado
Shared letters: dmot. Private to "tímido": ií. Private to "tomado": a.
"tímido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tomado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tomado ← otmado · tmoado · toamdo · tomaddo · tomaod · tomdao · tommado · ttomado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tímido" for "tomado" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tímido" or "tomado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tímido" and "tomado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tímido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,701 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tímido" and "tomado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tímido vs titio". 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 #55,701 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.