Which to use
“tolo” is an adjective and “tous” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,929
- “tolo” frequency rank
- #43,687
- “tous” frequency rank
- 61616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tolo | tous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sem inteligência ou sem juízo | todos, todo mundo. |
Letter map: tolo vs tous
Shared letters muted; letters that set tolo and tous apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. tolo (CVCV) and tous (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: tolo vs tous
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tolo is anadjective and tousapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tolo is recorded at frequency rank #17,929, classified as anadj. 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 61616, this pair ranks #7,051 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tolo vs tous
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tolo": l. Private to "tous": su.
"tolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tolo" for "tous" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tolo" or "tous"?
After this comparison
Pair "tolo" vs "tous" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tolo" 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 #7,051 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tolo" 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 #7,051 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.