Which to use
“todo” is an adjective and “torno” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #111
- “todo” frequency rank
- #1,513
- “torno” frequency rank
- 1624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | todo | torno |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | completo | aparelho usado em carpintaria que faz girar a velocidade uma peça de madeira que assim é lavrada ou torneada |
Where the eye mixes todo and torno
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses todo with torno
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: todo is /ˈto.du/ while torno is /ˈtoɾ.nu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1624, 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/. torno is at rank #1,513, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtoɾ.nu/.
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 1624, this pair ranks #73,909 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of todo vs torno
Shared letters: ot. Private to "todo": d. Private to "torno": nr.
"todo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "torno" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "todo" for "torno" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "todo" or "torno" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "todo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "torno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,909 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "todo" and "torno" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "todo 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 #73,909 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.