Which to use
“tosco” is an adjective and “troço” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,210
- “tosco” frequency rank
- #11,175
- “troço” frequency rank
- 44385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tosco | troço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não é lapidado, polido, etc.; bruto, rústico | traste, tralha |
Where the eye mixes tosco and troço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tosco (CVCCV) and troço (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses tosco with troço
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tosco is /ˈtoʃ.ku/ while troço is /ˈtɾo.su/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tosco is recorded at frequency rank #33,210, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈtoʃ.ku/. troço is at rank #11,175, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɾo.su/.
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 44385, this pair ranks #21,115 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tosco vs troço
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tosco": cs. Private to "troço": rç.
"tosco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "troço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tosco ← otsco · tocso · toscco · tosoc · tossco · tsoco · ttosco
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tosco" and "troço" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tosco" vs "troço" - which ranks higher?
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 "tosco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "troço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,115 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tosco" and "troço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tosa vs tosco". 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 #21,115 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.