Which to use
“tiro” is a noun and “to” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,480
- “tiro” frequency rank
- #164
- “to” frequency rank
- 1644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tiro | to |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de disparar uma arma de fogo | marca o verbo seguinte como infinitivo |
Letter map: tiro vs to
Shared letters muted; letters that set tiro and to apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - tiro and to
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tiro is anoun and toaparticle. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tiro is recorded at frequency rank #1,480, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈti.ɾu/. to is at rank #164, tagged as aparticle.
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 1644, this pair ranks #73,884 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tiro vs to
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tiro": ir. Private to "to": -.
"tiro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "to" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tiro ← itro · tior · tirro · trio · ttiro
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tiro" and "to" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tiro" vs "to" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "tiro" vs "to" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tiro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "to" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,884 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tiro" and "to" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tiro 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 #73,884 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.