Which to use
“tónica” and “toxina” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,169
- “tónica” frequency rank
- #26,226
- “toxina” frequency rank
- 74395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tónica | toxina |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nota, vogal ou sílaba tónica | substância produzida por um ser vivo que é tóxica a outro ser vivo (ou estimula a produção de anticorpos) de outra espécie. |
Where the eye mixes tónica and toxina
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tónica and toxina follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between tónica and toxina
A purely visual mix-up. tónica (/ˈtɔ.ni.kɐ/) and toxina (/tɔ.ˈksi.nɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tónica is recorded at frequency rank #48,169, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɔ.ni.kɐ/. toxina is at rank #26,226, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɔ.ˈksi.nɐ/.
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 74395, this pair ranks #2,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tónica vs toxina
Shared letters: aint. Private to "tónica": có. Private to "toxina": ox.
"tónica" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "toxina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- toxina ← otxina · toixna · toxian · toxinna · toxnia · toxxina · ttoxina · txoina
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tónica" and "toxina" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tónica" vs "toxina" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tónica" and "toxina" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tónica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toxina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tónica" and "toxina" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tónica vs toxic". 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 #2,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.