Which to use
“tom” is a noun and “tomé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,262
- “tom” frequency rank
- #4,602
- “tomé” frequency rank
- 5864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tom | tomé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualquer som, no que se refere à sua amplitude, fonte, potência, etc.: | primeira pessoa do singular no pretérito do indicativo do verbo tomar; tomei |
Letter map: tom vs tomé
Shared letters muted; letters that set tom and tomé apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for tom / tomé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tom is anoun and toméaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “tom” sits inside “tomé”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tom is recorded at frequency rank #1,262, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtõ/. tomé is at rank #4,602, tagged as averb.
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 5864, this pair ranks #68,681 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tom vs tomé
Shared letters: mot. Private to "tom": -. Private to "tomé": é.
"tom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tomé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tom" for "tomé" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tom" or "tomé" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "tom" vs "tomé" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,681 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tom" and "tomé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomé vs tosa". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #68,681 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.