Which to use
“tocou” and “took” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,025
- “tocou” frequency rank
- #40,361
- “took” frequency rank
- 44386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocou | took |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo tocar | pretérito do verbo take |
Where the eye mixes tocou and took
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tocou vs took
A purely visual mix-up. tocou (/to.ˈko/) and took (/tʊk/) 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 44386, 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/. took is at rank #40,361, tagged as averb, pronounced /tʊk/.
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 44386, this pair ranks #21,112 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocou vs took
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tocou": cu. Private to "took": k.
"tocou" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "took" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocou" and "took" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tocou" or "took"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocou" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "took" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,112 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocou" and "took" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "took vs tosa". 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 #21,112 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.