Which to use
“tocado” is an adjective and “tocam” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,756
- “tocado” frequency rank
- #12,154
- “tocam” frequency rank
- 23910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocado | tocam |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | apalpado, atingido | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo tocar |
Where the eye mixes tocado and tocam
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tocado with tocam
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tocado is /tu.ˈka.du/ while tocam is /ˈtɔ.kɐ̃w̃/ [ˈtɔ.kɐ̃ʊ̯̃]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tocado is recorded at frequency rank #11,756, classified as anadj, pronounced /tu.ˈka.du/. tocam is at rank #12,154, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈtɔ.kɐ̃w̃/ [ˈtɔ.kɐ̃ʊ̯̃].
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 23910, this pair ranks #45,830 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocado vs tocam
Shared letters: acot. Private to "tocado": d. Private to "tocam": m.
"tocado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tocam" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocado" and "tocam" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tocado" or "tocam"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tocam" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,830 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocado" and "tocam" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tocam vs tosa". 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 #45,830 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.