tocar

[t̪oˈkaɾ]

/[t̪oˈkaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“tocar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,138. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,138
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Percibir las cualidades de un objeto mediante el sentido del tacto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tocar · tocar · Spanish

tocar · rank #2,138 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,138
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tranquilo

Nearest frequency peer: tranquilo (+1 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 “tocar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tocar” 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).

tocar vs tor
60% similar
tocar vs toda
60% similar
tocar vs toma
60% similar

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

Key facts for tocar
PropertyValue
Headwordtocar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪oˈkaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,138
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tocar”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “tranquilo” (#2,139), “tasa” (#2,136), “universal” (#2,140). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tocar” va en #2,138. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tocar (IPA [t̪oˈkaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,138 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 17 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tocar, with forms such as "otcar", "tcoar", and "toacr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tor", "toda", "toma", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is tocar, spelled T-O-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Percibir las cualidades de un objeto mediante el sentido del tacto.
  2. 2
    Poner dos objetos en contacto.
  3. 3
    Producir sonidos utilizando un instrumento musical.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, interpretar una obra musical.
  5. 5
    Alterar, modificar o meterle mano a algo.
  6. 6
    Dar toques o pinceladas sobre lo pintado, para su mayor efecto.
  7. 7
    Dañar o destruir.
  8. 8
    Estimular, persuadir, inspirar.
  9. 9
    Saber o conocer una cosa por experiencia.
  10. 10
    Llegar o arribar, sólo de paso, a algún lugar.
  11. 11
    Tratar o hablar leve o superficialmente de una materia sin hacer asunto principal de ella.
  12. 12
    Ensayar una pieza de oro o plata en la piedra de toque, para conocer la proporción de metal fino que contiene.
  13. 13
    Tirar un poco hacia afuera de los guarnes de un aparejo y soltar en seguida para facilitar su laboreo.
  14. 14
    Empezar a flamear una vela que va en viento, cuando comienza a perderle.
  15. 15
    Dar suavemente con la quilla en el fondo.
  16. 16
    Pasar (hacer un pase corto a otro jugador).
  17. 17
    Ofertar (hacer una oferta a alguien).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tocar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tocar la guitarra
  2. Le tocó Dios en el corazón; tocada el alma de un alto pensamiento.

Synonyms

palpartangirtactartañerpasardar

This word in other languages

touch(English)toucher(Français)spielen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otcar
  • tcoar
  • toacr
  • tocarr
  • toccar
  • tocra
  • ttocar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tocar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

otcar2tcoar2toacr2tocarr1toccar1tocra2ttocar1
Edit distance from "tocar"

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 "tocar"?
"tocar" is spelled T-O-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪oˈkaɾ].
What does "tocar" mean?
As a verb, "tocar" means: Percibir las cualidades de un objeto mediante el sentido del tacto.
What words are commonly confused with "tocar"?
"tocar" is commonly confused with "tor", "toda", "toma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tocar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tocar" is [t̪oˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tocar" come from?
"tocar" 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 "tocar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

usado#2,141seres#2,133oeste#2,125malos#2,121

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

lluvia7 variantscorrer7 variantsletra7 variantshagas7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list