Which to use
“toca” and “troço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,545
- “toca” frequency rank
- #11,175
- “troço” frequency rank
- 13720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toca | troço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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) | traste, tralha |
Where the eye mixes toca and troço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between toca and troço
A purely visual mix-up. toca (/ˈtɔ.kɐ/) and troço (/ˈtɾo.su/) 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 13720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toca is recorded at frequency rank #2,545, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɔ.kɐ/. troço is at rank #11,175, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɾo.su/.
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 13720, this pair ranks #58,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of toca vs troço
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toca": ac. Private to "troço": rç.
"toca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "troço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- toca ← otca · tcoa · toac · tocca · ttoca
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "toca" for "troço" ever safe?
Which is more common, "toca" or "troço"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "toca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "troço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toca" and "troço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teco vs troço". 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 #58,545 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.