Which to use
“todo” and “tolo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #111
- “todo” frequency rank
- #17,929
- “tolo” frequency rank
- 18040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | todo | tolo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | completo | sem inteligência ou sem juízo |
Letter map: todo vs tolo
Shared letters muted; letters that set todo and tolo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: todo and tolo
todo and tolo are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - d in “todo” becomes l in “tolo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
todo is recorded at frequency rank #111, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈto.du/. tolo is at rank #17,929, tagged as anadj.
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 18040, this pair ranks #53,048 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of todo vs tolo
Shared letters: ot. Private to "todo": d. Private to "tolo": l.
"todo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "todo" for "tolo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "todo" vs "tolo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "todo" and "tolo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "todo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tolo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,048 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "todo" and "tolo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tolo vs tufo". 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 #53,048 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.