Which to use
“Togo” is a noun and “tous” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,152
- “Togo” frequency rank
- #43,687
- “tous” frequency rank
- 63839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Togo | tous |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | todos, todo mundo. |
Where the eye mixes Togo and tous
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Togo (CVCV) and tous (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Togo vs tous
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Togo is /ˈto.gʊ/ while tous is /tu/ (diante de consoante), AFI: /tuz/ (diante de vogal e h mudo). Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63839, 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/. tous is at rank #43,687, tagged as apron, pronounced /tu/ (diante de consoante), AFI: /tuz/ (diante de vogal e h mudo).
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 63839, this pair ranks #6,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Togo vs tous
Shared letters: ot. Private to "Togo": g. Private to "tous": su.
"Togo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Togo" and "tous" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "Togo" or "tous" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Togo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Togo" and "tous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tosa vs tous". 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 #6,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.