Which to use
“Togo” and “tombo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,152
- “Togo” frequency rank
- #19,867
- “tombo” frequency rank
- 40019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Togo | tombo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ato ou efeito de tombar; queda |
Where the eye mixes Togo and tombo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Togo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against tombo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Togo and tombo
A purely visual mix-up. Togo (/ˈto.gʊ/) and tombo (/ˈtõ.bu/) 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 40019, 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/. tombo is at rank #19,867, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtõ.bu/.
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 40019, this pair ranks #26,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Togo vs tombo
Shared letters: ot. Private to "Togo": g. Private to "tombo": bm.
"Togo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tombo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Togo" for "tombo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Togo" vs "tombo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Togo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tombo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Togo" and "tombo" 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 #26,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.