Which to use
“tomé” is a verb and “totó” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,602
- “tomé” frequency rank
- #37,112
- “totó” frequency rank
- 41714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomé | totó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular no pretérito do indicativo do verbo tomar; tomei | cão |
Letter map: tomé vs totó
Shared letters muted; letters that set tomé and totó apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. tomé and totó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for tomé / totó
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tomé is averb and totóanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tomé is recorded at frequency rank #4,602, classified as averb. totó is at rank #37,112, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɔ.ˈtɔ/.
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 41714, this pair ranks #24,170 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tomé vs totó
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tomé": mé. Private to "totó": ó.
"tomé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "totó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tomé" and "totó" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tomé" vs "totó" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "tomé" and "totó". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "totó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,170 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomé" and "totó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "totó vs tufo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,170 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.