Which to use
“tolo” is an adjective and “tudo” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,929
- “tolo” frequency rank
- #61
- “tudo” frequency rank
- 17990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tolo | tudo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sem inteligência ou sem juízo | todas as coisas |
Letter map: tolo vs tudo
Shared letters muted; letters that set tolo and tudo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - tolo and tudo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tolo is anadjective and tudoapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tolo is recorded at frequency rank #17,929, classified as anadj. tudo is at rank #61, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈtu.du/.
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 17990, this pair ranks #53,116 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tolo vs tudo
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tolo": l. Private to "tudo": du.
"tolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tudo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tolo" and "tudo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tolo" or "tudo" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "tolo" vs "tudo" 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 "tudo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,116 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tolo" and "tudo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tolo 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 #53,116 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.