Which to use
“tocar” and “traçar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,662
- “tocar” frequency rank
- #11,976
- “traçar” frequency rank
- 13638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocar | traçar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | encostar uma parte do corpo em | representar por meio de traços |
Where the eye mixes tocar and traçar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tocar vs traçar
A purely visual mix-up. tocar (/tu.ˈkaɾ/) and traçar (/tɾɐ.ˈsaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tocar is recorded at frequency rank #1,662, classified as averb, pronounced /tu.ˈkaɾ/. traçar is at rank #11,976, tagged as averb, pronounced /tɾɐ.ˈsaɾ/.
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 13638, this pair ranks #58,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tocar vs traçar
Shared letters: art. Private to "tocar": co. Private to "traçar": ç.
"tocar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "traçar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tocar ← otcar · tcoar · toacr · tocarr · toccar · tocra · ttocar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tocar" for "traçar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tocar" or "traçar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tocar" and "traçar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traçar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocar" and "traçar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traçar vs travão". 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 #58,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.