Which to use
“Toga” and “told” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,408
- “Toga” frequency rank
- #29,938
- “told” frequency rank
- 62346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Toga | told |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | toga, antiga vestimenta romana | taxa; tarifa (imposto cobrado sobre bens importados ou, em casos mais raros, exportados) |
Where the eye mixes Toga and told
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Toga vs told
A purely visual mix-up. Toga (/ˈtoːɡa/) and told (/tɔl/, [tˢʌlˀ], [ˈtʌlˀ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Toga is recorded at frequency rank #32,408, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtoːɡa/. told is at rank #29,938, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɔl/, [tˢʌlˀ], [ˈtʌlˀ].
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 62346, this pair ranks #6,711 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Toga vs told
Shared letters: ot. Private to "Toga": ag. Private to "told": dl.
"Toga" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "told" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Toga" and "told" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Toga" or "told"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Toga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "told" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,711 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Toga" and "told" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Toga 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 #6,711 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.