tocaban

[t̪oˈkaβ̞ãn]

/[t̪oˈkaβ̞ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“tocaban” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,070. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,070
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tocar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tocaban · tocaban · Spanish

tocaban · rank #25,070 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,070
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH trazos

Nearest frequency peer: trazos (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “tocaban”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “tocaban” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tocaban vs tocan
71% similar
tocaban vs tomaba
71% similar
tocaban vs tocará
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tocaban
PropertyValue
Headwordtocaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪oˈkaβ̞ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,070
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tocaban”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tocabancae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “trazos” (#25,072), “tiernas” (#25,067), “trompa” (#25,073). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tocaban” va en #25,070. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around tocaban (IPA [t̪oˈkaβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,070 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tocar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tocaban, with forms such as "otcaban", "tcoaban", and "toacban". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "tocan", "tomaba", "tocará", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is tocaban, spelled T-O-C-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tocar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otcaban
  • tcoaban
  • toacban
  • tocaabn
  • tocabann
  • tocabban
  • tocabna
  • tocavan
  • tocbaan
  • toccaban
  • ttocaban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tocaban - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

otcaban2tcoaban2toacban2tocaabn2tocabann1tocabban1tocabna2tocavan1
Edit distance from "tocaban"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tocaban"?
"tocaban" is spelled T-O-C-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪oˈkaβ̞ãn].
What does "tocaban" mean?
As a verb, "tocaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tocar.
What words are commonly confused with "tocaban"?
"tocaban" is commonly confused with "tocan", "tomaba", "tocará". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tocaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tocaban" is [t̪oˈkaβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tocaban" come from?
"tocaban" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tocaban", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tiernas#25,067tuitero#25,075susurro#25,057support#25,056

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

vinimos11 variantsvolátil11 variantsrevisan11 variantsacertar11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list