toquevstorreWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“toque” and “torre” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,027
“toque” frequency rank
#3,239
“torre” frequency rank
5266
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature toque torre
Definition ato de tocar construção de grande extensão vertical

Letter map: toque vs torre

Shared letters muted; letters that set toque and torre apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
toque
5 ch
torre

Spelling & dictionary notes on toque vs torre

toque and torre are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

toque is recorded at frequency rank #2,027, classified as anoun. torre is at rank #3,239, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈto.Rɨ/.

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 5266, this pair ranks #69,389 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of toque vs torre

Shared letters: eot. Private to "toque": qu. Private to "torre": r.

"toque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "torre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • toqueotque · toqeu · toqque · touqe · tqoue · ttoque
  • torreotrre · tore · torer · trore · ttorre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "toque" for "torre" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "toque" vs "torre" - which ranks higher?
"toque" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,027 in our Portuguese list, against #3,239 for "torre". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "toque" vs "torre" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "toque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "torre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #69,389 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "toque" and "torre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tique vs toque". 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 #69,389 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