Which to use
“to” is a particle and “toca” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #164
- “to” frequency rank
- #2,545
- “toca” frequency rank
- 2709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | to | toca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | marca o verbo seguinte como infinitivo | buraco, natural ou aberto por alguns animais (roedores, aves, desdentados, etc.), usado como abrigo em árvores, solo, pedras ou outros ambientes (como a casa de troncos do castor) |
Letter map: to vs toca
Shared letters muted; letters that set to and toca apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: to vs toca
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: to is aparticle and tocaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “to” sits inside “toca”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
to is recorded at frequency rank #164, classified as aparticle. toca is at rank #2,545, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɔ.kɐ/.
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 2709, this pair ranks #72,580 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of to vs toca
Shared letters: ot. Private to "to": -. Private to "toca": ac.
"to" · 2 letters · shape CV · "toca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- toca ← otca · tcoa · toac · tocca · ttoca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "to" and "toca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "to" vs "toca" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "to" and "toca".
- Full dictionary entry for "to" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,580 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "to" and "toca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toca vs tónica". 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 #72,580 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.