Which to use
“tino” and “tribo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,406
- “tino” frequency rank
- #4,686
- “tribo” frequency rank
- 37092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tino | tribo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | juízo, siso, razão | nos povos primitivos ou da Antiguidade, cada uma das divisões mantidas, em que se conservavam uma origem ou ancestral comum |
Where the eye mixes tino and tribo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tino runs 4 letters (CVCV) against tribo's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tino vs tribo
A purely visual mix-up. tino (/ˈti.nu/) and tribo (/ˈtɾi.bu/) 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 37092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tino is recorded at frequency rank #32,406, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈti.nu/. tribo is at rank #4,686, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɾi.bu/.
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 37092, this pair ranks #29,587 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tino vs tribo
Shared letters: iot. Private to "tino": n. Private to "tribo": br.
"tino" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tribo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tino" for "tribo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tino" vs "tribo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tribo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,587 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tino" and "tribo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tino 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 #29,587 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.