Which to use
“tolo” and “tosco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,929
- “tolo” frequency rank
- #33,210
- “tosco” frequency rank
- 51139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tolo | tosco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sem inteligência ou sem juízo | que não é lapidado, polido, etc.; bruto, rústico |
Letter map: tolo vs tosco
Shared letters muted; letters that set tolo and tosco apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tolo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against tosco's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on tolo vs tosco
tolo and tosco are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tolo is recorded at frequency rank #17,929, classified as anadj. tosco is at rank #33,210, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈtoʃ.ku/.
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 51139, this pair ranks #13,858 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tolo vs tosco
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tolo": l. Private to "tosco": cs.
"tolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tosco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tolo" and "tosco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tolo" or "tosco"?
After this comparison
You've compared "tolo" and "tosco". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tolo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tosco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,858 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tolo" and "tosco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tosa vs tosco". 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 #13,858 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.