TodvsTorTell them apart

Which to use

“Tod” and “Tor” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,804
“Tod” frequency rank
#19,869
“Tor” frequency rank
48673
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tod Tor
Definition morte. portão, porta

Where the eye mixes Tod and Tor

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
Tod
3 ch
Tor

Visual trap between Tod and Tor

A purely visual mix-up. Tod ([toːt], Plural: [ˈtoː.də]) and Tor (/toːɐ̯/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) 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 - d in “Tod” becomes r in “Tor”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48673, 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]. Tor is at rank #19,869, tagged as anoun, pronounced /toːɐ̯/ ouvir^(fonte ?).

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 48673, this pair ranks #16,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Tod vs Tor

Shared letters: ot. Private to "Tod": d. Private to "Tor": r.

"Tod" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Tor" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Tod" and "Tor" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([toːt], Plural: [ˈtoː.də] versus /toːɐ̯/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Tod" or "Tor"?
"Tor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,869 in our Portuguese list, against #28,804 for "Tod". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Tod" and "Tor" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Tod" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Tor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Tod" and "Tor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tod vs tosa". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #16,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list