Which to use
“tous” is a pronoun and “trust” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,687
- “tous” frequency rank
- #13,855
- “trust” frequency rank
- 57542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tous | trust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | todos, todo mundo. | confiar |
Letter map: tous vs trust
Shared letters muted; letters that set tous and trust apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - tous and trust
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tous is apronoun and trustaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tous is recorded at frequency rank #43,687, classified as apron, pronounced /tu/ (diante de consoante), AFI: /tuz/ (diante de vogal e h mudo). trust is at rank #13,855, tagged as averb.
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 57542, this pair ranks #9,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tous vs trust
Shared letters: stu. Private to "tous": o. Private to "trust": r.
"tous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "trust" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tous" and "trust" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tous" vs "trust" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "tous" vs "trust" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tous" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tous" and "trust" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tosa vs tous". 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 #9,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.