todosvstordoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#67
“todos” frequency rank
#40,815
“tordo” frequency rank
40882
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature todos tordo
Definition o conjunto dos membros ou participantes de algo gênero de pássaros dentirrostros

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set todos and tordo apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
todos
5 ch
tordo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: todos is apronoun and tordoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

todos is recorded at frequency rank #67, classified as apron. tordo is at rank #40,815, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtoɾ.du/.

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 40882, this pair ranks #25,147 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of todos vs tordo

Shared letters: dot. Private to "todos": s. Private to "tordo": r.

"todos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "tordo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • todosotdos · tdoos · toddos · todoss · todso · toods · ttodos
  • tordootrdo · todro · torddo · torod · torrdo · trodo · ttordo

Frequency comparison

todos#67
tordo#40,815

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "todos" and "tordo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "todos" is a pronoun and "tordo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "todos" or "tordo"?
"todos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #67 in our Portuguese list, against #40,815 for "tordo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering todos vs tordo

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 “tordo”.
  • 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