Which to use
“tocam” is a verb and “tórax” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,154
- “tocam” frequency rank
- #16,637
- “tórax” frequency rank
- 28791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocam | tórax |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo tocar | conjunto que compreende a cavidade torácica, órgãos nela contidos, e paredes que circunscrevem essa cavidade, sita entre o pescoço, acima, e o abdome, abaixo; peito |
Where the eye mixes tocam and tórax
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tocam with tórax
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tocam is /ˈtɔ.kɐ̃w̃/ [ˈtɔ.kɐ̃ʊ̯̃] while tórax is /ˈtɔ.ɾa̝ks/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tocam is recorded at frequency rank #12,154, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈtɔ.kɐ̃w̃/ [ˈtɔ.kɐ̃ʊ̯̃]. tórax is at rank #16,637, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɔ.ɾa̝ks/.
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 28791, this pair ranks #39,992 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocam vs tórax
Shared letters: at. Private to "tocam": cmo. Private to "tórax": rxó.
"tocam" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tórax" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tocam ← otcam · tcoam · toacm · tocamm · toccam · tocma · ttocam
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tocam" for "tórax" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tocam" or "tórax"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tocam" and "tórax" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tórax" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,992 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocam" and "tórax" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tórax 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 #39,992 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.