TodvstodosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Tod is a noun, todos is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Tod” is a noun and “todos” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,804
“Tod” frequency rank
#67
“todos” frequency rank
28871
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tod todos
Definition morte. o conjunto dos membros ou participantes de algo

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Tod and todos apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
Tod
5 ch
todos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Tod is anoun and todosapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Tod” sits inside “todos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Tod is recorded at frequency rank #28,804, classified as anoun, pronounced [toːt], Plural: [ˈtoː.də]. todos is at rank #67, tagged as apron.

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 28871, this pair ranks #39,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Tod vs todos

Shared letters: dot. Private to "Tod": -. Private to "todos": s.

"Tod" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "todos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • todosotdos · tdoos · toddos · todoss · todso · toods · ttodos

Frequency comparison

Tod#28,804
todos#67

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Tod" and "todos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Tod" is a noun and "todos" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Tod" or "todos"?
"todos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #67 in our Portuguese list, against #28,804 for "Tod". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Tod vs todos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Tod”; for a pronoun, it's “todos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Tod” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list