Which to use
“tordo” and “totó” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,815
- “tordo” frequency rank
- #37,112
- “totó” frequency rank
- 77927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tordo | totó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gênero de pássaros dentirrostros | cão |
Where the eye mixes tordo and totó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. tordo runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against totó's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tordo vs totó
A purely visual mix-up. tordo (/ˈtoɾ.du/) and totó (/tɔ.ˈtɔ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tordo is recorded at frequency rank #40,815, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtoɾ.du/. 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 77927, this pair ranks #1,766 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tordo vs totó
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tordo": dr. Private to "totó": ó.
"tordo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "totó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tordo ← otrdo · todro · torddo · torod · torrdo · trodo · ttordo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tordo" and "totó" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tordo" or "totó"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tordo" 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 #1,766 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tordo" and "totó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "totó vs tufo". 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 #1,766 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.