tomaravstomateWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#9,116
“tomara” frequency rank
#10,282
“tomate” frequency rank
19398
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tomara tomate
Definition expressa desejo de bons resultados fruto do tomateiro – Lycopersicon esculentum

Letter map: tomara vs tomate

Shared letters muted; letters that set tomara and tomate apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
tomara
6 ch
tomate

Part-of-speech tell for tomara / tomate

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tomara is anintj and tomateanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tomara is recorded at frequency rank #9,116, classified as anintj. tomate is at rank #10,282, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tu.ˈma.tɨ/.

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 19398, this pair ranks #51,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tomara vs tomate

Shared letters: amot. Private to "tomara": r. Private to "tomate": e.

"tomara" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "tomate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tomaraotmara · tmoara · toamra · tomaar · tomarra · tommara · tomraa · ttomara
  • tomateotmate · tmoate · toamte · tomaet · tomatte · tommate · tomtae · ttomate

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tomara" and "tomate" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tomara" is an intj and "tomate" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tomara" or "tomate" show up more?
"tomara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,116 in our Portuguese list, against #10,282 for "tomate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "tomara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tomate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tomara" and "tomate" 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 #51,330 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