todosvstotóWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#67
“todos” frequency rank
#37,112
“totó” frequency rank
37179
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature todos totó
Definition o conjunto dos membros ou participantes de algo cão

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set todos and totó apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
todos
4 ch
totó

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: todos is apronoun and totóanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

todos is recorded at frequency rank #67, classified as apron. totó is at rank #37,112, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɔ.ˈtɔ/.

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 37179, this pair ranks #29,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of todos vs totó

Shared letters: ot. Private to "todos": ds. Private to "totó": ó.

"todos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "totó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • todosotdos · tdoos · toddos · todoss · todso · toods · ttodos

Frequency comparison

todos#67
totó#37,112

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "todos" and "totó" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "todos" is a pronoun and "totó" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "todos" or "totó"?
"todos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #67 in our Portuguese list, against #37,112 for "totó". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering todos vs totó

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 “totó”.
  • 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