tocarse

[t̪oˈkaɾse]

/[t̪oˈkaɾse]/ verb

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The verdict

“tocarse” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,328. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,328
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tocar (uso pronominal de ...)

Corpus desk

Index ES-tocarse · tocarse · Spanish

tocarse · rank #36,328 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,328
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tolero

Nearest frequency peer: tolero (+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 “tocarse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tocarse” 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).

tocarse vs tocas
71% similar
tocarse vs tomaré
57% similar
tocarse vs tomase
71% similar

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

Key facts for tocarse
PropertyValue
Headwordtocarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪oˈkaɾse]
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,328
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tocarse”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tocarsecae 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 “tolero” (#36,329), “tomarían” (#36,330), “topé” (#36,331). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tocarse” va en #36,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around tocarse (IPA [t̪oˈkaɾse]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,328 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tocarse, with forms such as "otcarse", "tcoarse", and "toacrse". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "tocas", "tomaré", "tomase", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is tocarse, spelled T-O-C-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tocar (uso pronominal de ...)
  2. 2
    Cubrirse la cabeza, esto es, ponerse la gorra, sombrero, mantilla, pañuelo, etc.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otcarse
  • tcoarse
  • toacrse
  • tocarce
  • tocares
  • tocarrse
  • tocarsse
  • tocasre
  • toccarse
  • tocrase
  • ttocarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tocarse - 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.

otcarse2tcoarse2toacrse2tocarce1tocares2tocarrse1tocarsse1tocasre2
Edit distance from "tocarse"

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 "tocarse"?
"tocarse" is spelled T-O-C-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪oˈkaɾse].
What does "tocarse" mean?
As a verb, "tocarse" means: Tocar (uso pronominal de ...)
What words are commonly confused with "tocarse"?
"tocarse" is commonly confused with "tocas", "tomaré", "tomase". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tocarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tocarse" is [t̪oˈkaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tocarse" come from?
"tocarse" 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 "tocarse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Tallada#36,320talking#36,319traídas#36,338tachado#36,317

Similar misspelling depth

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

tomarían11 variantsturbios11 variantssuprimió11 variantssufriera11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list