Which to use
“tocam” and “tosa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,154
- “tocam” frequency rank
- #47,644
- “tosa” frequency rank
- 59798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocam | tosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo tocar | falar, conversar |
Letter map: tocam vs tosa
Shared letters muted; letters that set tocam and tosa apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tocam runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against tosa's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: tocam and tosa
tocam and tosa are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59798, 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]. tosa is at rank #47,644, tagged as averb.
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 59798, this pair ranks #8,001 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tocam vs tosa
Shared letters: aot. Private to "tocam": cm. Private to "tosa": s.
"tocam" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tosa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocam" and "tosa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tocam" or "tosa"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tocam" and "tosa".
- Full dictionary entry for "tocam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,001 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocam" and "tosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tosa vs tuna". 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 #8,001 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.