Which to use
“tomado” is an adjective and “tomara” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,360
- “tomado” frequency rank
- #9,116
- “tomara” frequency rank
- 14476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomado | tomara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se tomou | expressa desejo de bons resultados |
Letter map: tomado vs tomara
Shared letters muted; letters that set tomado and tomara apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for tomado / tomara
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tomado is anadjective and tomaraanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tomado is recorded at frequency rank #5,360, classified as anadj, pronounced /tu.ˈma.du/. 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 14476, this pair ranks #57,591 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tomado vs tomara
Shared letters: amot. Private to "tomado": d. Private to "tomara": r.
"tomado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tomara" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tomado" for "tomara" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tomado" or "tomara" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tomado" and "tomara".
- Full dictionary entry for "tomado" 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 #57,591 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomado" 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 #57,591 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.