Which to use
“tocou” is a verb and “troço” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,025
- “tocou” frequency rank
- #11,175
- “troço” frequency rank
- 15200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocou | troço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo tocar | traste, tralha |
Where the eye mixes tocou and troço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tocou vs troço
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tocou is /to.ˈko/ while troço is /ˈtɾo.su/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15200, 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/. troço is at rank #11,175, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɾo.su/.
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 15200, this pair ranks #56,679 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocou vs troço
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tocou": cu. Private to "troço": rç.
"tocou" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "troço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tocou ← otcou · tcoou · toccou · tocuo · toocu · ttocou
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tocou" for "troço" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tocou" vs "troço" - which ranks higher?
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 "troço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,679 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocou" and "troço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teco vs troço". 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 #56,679 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.