# tocar vs tomar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tomar
*verb · IPA /tu.ˈmaɾ/ · frequency rank #611*
agarrar

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