todosvstookWhat's the difference?

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

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

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
todos
4 ch
took

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • todosotdos · tdoos · toddos · todoss · todso · toods · ttodos
  • tookotok · tok · toko · tookk · ttook

Frequency comparison

todos#67
took#40,361

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "todos" and "took" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "todos" is a pronoun and "took" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "todos" or "took"?
"todos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #67 in our Portuguese list, against #40,361 for "took". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering todos vs took

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “todos”; for a verb, it's “took”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “todos” 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