Which to use
“totó” is a noun and “tudo” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,112
- “totó” frequency rank
- #61
- “tudo” frequency rank
- 37173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | totó | tudo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cão | todas as coisas |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set totó and tudo apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: totó is /tɔ.ˈtɔ/ while tudo is /ˈtu.du/. 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 (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
totó is recorded at frequency rank #37,112, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɔ.ˈtɔ/. tudo is at rank #61, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈtu.du/.
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 37173, this pair ranks #29,502 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of totó vs tudo
Shared letters: ot. Private to "totó": ó. Private to "tudo": du.
"totó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tudo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tudo ← tduo · ttudo · tuddo · tuod · utdo
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "totó" and "tudo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "totó" or "tudo"?
Remembering totó vs tudo
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “totó”; for a pronoun, it's “tudo”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “totó” entry
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