Which to use
“tomado” and “trocado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,360
- “tomado” frequency rank
- #11,369
- “trocado” frequency rank
- 16729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomado | trocado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se tomou | permutado |
Where the eye mixes tomado and trocado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tomado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against trocado's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tomado and trocado
A purely visual mix-up. tomado (/tu.ˈma.du/) and trocado (/tɾu.ˈka.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16729, 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/. trocado is at rank #11,369, tagged as anadj, pronounced /tɾu.ˈka.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 16729, this pair ranks #54,733 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tomado vs trocado
Shared letters: adot. Private to "tomado": m. Private to "trocado": cr.
"tomado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "trocado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tomado" and "trocado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tomado" or "trocado"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trocado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,733 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomado" and "trocado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomado vs tordo". 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 #54,733 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.