# tocam vs tom

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tocam
*verb · IPA /ˈtɔ.kɐ̃w̃/ [ˈtɔ.kɐ̃ʊ̯̃] · frequency rank #12,154*
terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo tocar

### tom
*noun · IPA /ˈtõ/ · frequency rank #1,262*
qualquer som, no que se refere à sua amplitude, fonte, potência, etc.:

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/tocam-vs-tom