Which to use
“tribo” and “troço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,686
- “tribo” frequency rank
- #11,175
- “troço” frequency rank
- 15861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tribo | troço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nos povos primitivos ou da Antiguidade, cada uma das divisões mantidas, em que se conservavam uma origem ou ancestral comum | traste, tralha |
Where the eye mixes tribo and troço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tribo and troço
A purely visual mix-up. tribo (/ˈtɾi.bu/) and troço (/ˈtɾo.su/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tribo is recorded at frequency rank #4,686, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɾi.bu/. 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 15861, this pair ranks #55,862 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tribo vs troço
Shared letters: ort. Private to "tribo": bi. Private to "troço": ç.
"tribo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "troço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tribo ← rtibo · tirbo · trbio · tribbo · triob · trribo · ttribo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tribo" and "troço" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tribo" or "troço" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tribo" 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 #55,862 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tribo" and "troço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teco vs troço". 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 #55,862 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.