Which to use
“tocado” and “trocado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,756
- “tocado” frequency rank
- #11,369
- “trocado” frequency rank
- 23125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocado | trocado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | apalpado, atingido | permutado |
Where the eye mixes tocado and trocado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tocado with trocado
A purely visual mix-up. tocado (/tu.ˈka.du/) and trocado (/tɾu.ˈka.du/) 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 23125, 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/. trocado is at rank #11,369, tagged as anadj, pronounced /tɾu.ˈka.du/.
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 23125, this pair ranks #46,756 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocado vs trocado
Shared letters: acdot. Private to "tocado": -. Private to "trocado": r.
"tocado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "trocado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tocado" and "trocado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tocado" vs "trocado" - 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 "tocado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trocado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,756 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocado" and "trocado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tocado vs tordo". 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 #46,756 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.