Which to use
“took” is a verb and “totó” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,361
- “took” frequency rank
- #37,112
- “totó” frequency rank
- 77473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | took | totó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pretérito do verbo take | cão |
Where the eye mixes took and totó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. took (CVVC) and totó (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between took and totó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: took is /tʊk/ while totó is /tɔ.ˈtɔ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
took is recorded at frequency rank #40,361, classified as averb, pronounced /tʊk/. 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 77473, this pair ranks #1,870 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of took vs totó
Shared letters: ot. Private to "took": k. Private to "totó": ó.
"took" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "totó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- took ← otok · tok · toko · tookk · ttook
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "took" and "totó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "took" vs "totó" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "took" and "totó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "took" 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 #1,870 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "took" and "totó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "took vs tosa". 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 #1,870 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.