# tocar vs tocha

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tocar
*verb · IPA /tu.ˈkaɾ/ · frequency rank #1,662*
encostar uma parte do corpo em

### tocha
*noun · IPA /ˈto.ʃɐ/. · frequency rank #10,975*
vela de cera, grande e grossa; brandão.

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