Which to use
“Togo” and “tom” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,152
- “Togo” frequency rank
- #1,262
- “tom” frequency rank
- 21414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Togo | tom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | país localizado no oeste da África, limitado a norte por Burkina Faso, a leste por Benin, a sul pelo Golfo da Guiné e a oeste por Gana; sua capital é Lomé | qualquer som, no que se refere à sua amplitude, fonte, potência, etc.: |
Where the eye mixes Togo and tom
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Togo vs tom
A purely visual mix-up. Togo (/ˈto.gʊ/) and tom (/ˈtõ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Togo is recorded at frequency rank #20,152, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈto.gʊ/. tom is at rank #1,262, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtõ/.
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 21414, this pair ranks #48,860 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Togo vs tom
Shared letters: ot. Private to "Togo": g. Private to "tom": m.
"Togo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Togo ← otgo · tgoo · toggo · toog · ttogo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Togo" for "tom" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "Togo" or "tom" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Togo" and "tom" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Togo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,860 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Togo" and "tom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Togo vs tufo". 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 #48,860 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.