Which to use
“tocou” is a verb and “tolo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,025
- “tocou” frequency rank
- #17,929
- “tolo” frequency rank
- 21954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocou | tolo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo tocar | sem inteligência ou sem juízo |
Letter map: tocou vs tolo
Shared letters muted; letters that set tocou and tolo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for tocou / tolo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tocou is averb and toloanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21954, 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/. tolo is at rank #17,929, tagged as anadj.
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 21954, this pair ranks #48,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocou vs tolo
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tocou": cu. Private to "tolo": l.
"tocou" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "tolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tocou" for "tolo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tocou" or "tolo"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tocou" and "tolo".
- Full dictionary entry for "tocou" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tolo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocou" and "tolo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tolo 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 #48,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.