Which to use
“tolo” is an adjective and “took” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,929
- “tolo” frequency rank
- #40,361
- “took” frequency rank
- 58290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tolo | took |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sem inteligência ou sem juízo | pretérito do verbo take |
Letter map: tolo vs took
Shared letters muted; letters that set tolo and took apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tolo (CVCV) and took (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for tolo / took
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tolo is anadjective and tookaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tolo is recorded at frequency rank #17,929, classified as anadj. took is at rank #40,361, tagged as averb, pronounced /tʊk/.
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 58290, this pair ranks #8,831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tolo vs took
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tolo": l. Private to "took": k.
"tolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "took" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tolo" and "took" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tolo" vs "took" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tolo" and "took".
- Full dictionary entry for "tolo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "took" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tolo" and "took" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "took 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 #8,831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.