Which to use
“tomé” is a verb and “type” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,602
- “tomé” frequency rank
- #18,735
- “type” frequency rank
- 23337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomé | type |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular no pretérito do indicativo do verbo tomar; tomei | tipo |
Letter map: tomé vs type
Shared letters muted; letters that set tomé and type apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for tomé / type
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tomé is averb and typeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tomé is recorded at frequency rank #4,602, classified as averb. type is at rank #18,735, tagged as anoun, pronounced /taɪp/.
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 23337, this pair ranks #46,503 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tomé vs type
Shared letters: t. Private to "tomé": moé. Private to "type": epy.
"tomé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "type" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- type ← tpye · ttype · tyep · typpe · tyype · ytpe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tomé" and "type" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tomé" vs "type" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "tomé" vs "type" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "type" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,503 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomé" and "type" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tune vs type". 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 #46,503 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.