Which to use
“tiro” and “torno” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,480
- “tiro” frequency rank
- #1,513
- “torno” frequency rank
- 2993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tiro | torno |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de disparar uma arma de fogo | aparelho usado em carpintaria que faz girar a velocidade uma peça de madeira que assim é lavrada ou torneada |
Where the eye mixes tiro and torno
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tiro vs torno
A purely visual mix-up. tiro (/ˈti.ɾu/) and torno (/ˈtoɾ.nu/) 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 2993, 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/. torno is at rank #1,513, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtoɾ.nu/.
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 2993, this pair ranks #72,222 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tiro vs torno
Shared letters: ort. Private to "tiro": i. Private to "torno": n.
"tiro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "torno" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tiro" for "torno" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tiro" vs "torno" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tiro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "torno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,222 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tiro" and "torno" 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 #72,222 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.