Which to use
“tocou” and “tomou” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,025
- “tocou” frequency rank
- #2,120
- “tomou” frequency rank
- 6145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocou | tomou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo tocar | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo tomar |
Where the eye mixes tocou and tomou
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tocou and tomou
A purely visual mix-up. tocou (/to.ˈko/) and tomou (/to.ˈmow/, /to.ˈmo/) 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 a single letter - c in “tocou” becomes m in “tomou”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6145, 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/. tomou is at rank #2,120, tagged as averb, pronounced /to.ˈmow/, /to.ˈmo/.
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 6145, this pair ranks #68,348 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tocou vs tomou
Shared letters: otu. Private to "tocou": c. Private to "tomou": m.
"tocou" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "tomou" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocou" and "tomou" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tocou" vs "tomou" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocou" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomou" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,348 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocou" and "tomou" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teco vs tocou". 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 #68,348 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.