Which to use
“tocou” is a verb and “todo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,025
- “tocou” frequency rank
- #111
- “todo” frequency rank
- 4136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocou | todo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo tocar | completo |
Where the eye mixes tocou and todo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tocou vs todo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tocou is /to.ˈko/ while todo is /ˈto.du/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tocou is recorded at frequency rank #4,025, classified as averb, pronounced /to.ˈko/. todo is at rank #111, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈto.du/.
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 4136, this pair ranks #70,869 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tocou vs todo
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tocou": cu. Private to "todo": d.
"tocou" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "todo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocou" and "todo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tocou" or "todo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tocou" and "todo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocou" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "todo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,869 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocou" and "todo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "todo vs tufo". 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 #70,869 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.