tomadavstomaraWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: tomada is a noun, tomara is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tomada” is a noun and “tomara” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,655
“tomada” frequency rank
#9,116
“tomara” frequency rank
11771
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tomada tomara
Definition a coisa que se tomou (particípio do verbo tomar) expressa desejo de bons resultados

Letter map: tomada vs tomara

Shared letters muted; letters that set tomada and tomara apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

6 ch
tomada
6 ch
tomara

Grammar separator: tomada vs tomara

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tomada is anoun and tomaraanintj. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “tomada” becomes r in “tomara”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tomada is recorded at frequency rank #2,655, classified as anoun, pronounced /tu.ˈma.dɐ/. tomara is at rank #9,116, tagged as anintj.

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 11771, this pair ranks #61,009 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tomada vs tomara

Shared letters: amot. Private to "tomada": d. Private to "tomara": r.

"tomada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "tomara" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tomadaotmada · tmoada · toamda · tomaad · tomadda · tomdaa · tommada · ttomada
  • tomaraotmara · tmoara · toamra · tomaar · tomarra · tommara · tomraa · ttomara

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tomada" for "tomara" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tomada" is a noun and "tomara" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "tomada" or "tomara"?
"tomada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,655 in our Portuguese list, against #9,116 for "tomara". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tomada" and "tomara".

  • Full dictionary entry for "tomada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tomara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,009 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tomada" and "tomara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomara vs tombar". 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 #61,009 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list