todosvstoolWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

“todos” is a pronoun and “tool” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#67
“todos” frequency rank
#29,542
“tool” frequency rank
29609
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature todos tool
Definition o conjunto dos membros ou participantes de algo ferramenta

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
todos
4 ch
tool

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: todos is apronoun and toolanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

todos is recorded at frequency rank #67, classified as apron. tool is at rank #29,542, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tu:l/.

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 29609, this pair ranks #38,975 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of todos vs tool

Shared letters: ot. Private to "todos": ds. Private to "tool": l.

"todos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "tool" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • todosotdos · tdoos · toddos · todoss · todso · toods · ttodos
  • toolotol · tol · tooll · ttool

Frequency comparison

todos#67
tool#29,542

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "todos" and "tool" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "todos" is a pronoun and "tool" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "todos" or "tool"?
"todos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #67 in our Portuguese list, against #29,542 for "tool". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering todos vs tool

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “todos”; for a noun, it's “tool”.
  • 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