Which to use
“todos” is a pronoun and “took” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #67
- “todos” frequency rank
- #40,361
- “took” frequency rank
- 40428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | todos | took |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o conjunto dos membros ou participantes de algo | pretérito do verbo take |
Letter map: todos vs took
Shared letters muted; letters that set todos and took apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. todos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against took's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - todos and took
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: todos is apronoun and tookaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
todos is recorded at frequency rank #67, classified as apron. took is at rank #40,361, tagged as averb, pronounced /tʊk/.
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 40428, this pair ranks #25,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of todos vs took
Shared letters: ot. Private to "todos": ds. Private to "took": k.
"todos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "took" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "todos" and "took" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "todos" or "took" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "todos" vs "took" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "todos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "took" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "todos" and "took" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "took vs tosa". 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 #25,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.