Which to use
“tique” and “toque” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,208
- “tique” frequency rank
- #2,027
- “toque” frequency rank
- 51235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tique | toque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | movimento ou vocalização humanos involuntários, súbitos e repetitivos, que envolvem um determinado grupo de músculos | ato de tocar |
Letter map: tique vs toque
Shared letters muted; letters that set tique and toque apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: tique and toque
tique and toque 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 differ by a single letter - i in “tique” becomes o in “toque”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tique is recorded at frequency rank #49,208, classified as anoun. toque is at rank #2,027, tagged as anoun.
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 51235, this pair ranks #13,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tique vs toque
Shared letters: eqtu. Private to "tique": i. Private to "toque": o.
"tique" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "toque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tique" and "toque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tique" vs "toque" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "tique" vs "toque" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tique" and "toque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tie vs tique". 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 #13,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.