toma
[ˈt̪oma]
The verdict
“toma” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #869
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de tomar (recibir o encargarse de algo).
Corpus desk
Index ES-toma · toma · Spanish
toma · rank #869 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #869
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH sangre
Nearest frequency peer: sangre (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “toma”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- mamá
mamá
99,135 corpus weight
- participaci…
participación
99,134 corpus weight
- sangre
sangre
99,133 corpus weight
- toma
toma
99,132 corpus weight
- violencia
violencia
99,131 corpus weight
- auto
auto
99,130 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “toma” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | toma |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪oma] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #869 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “toma” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around toma (IPA [ˈt̪oma]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #869 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for toma, with forms such as "otma", "tmoa", and "toam". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "top", "tos", "too", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is toma, spelled T-O-M-A.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de tomar (recibir o encargarse de algo).
- 2Ración o dosis de algo que se recibe o consume de una vez, o de un medicamento administrado por vía oral.
- 3Conexión o lugar desde donde fluye corriente eléctrica, señal de internet, etc.
- 4Proceso y resultado de filmar o fotografiar.
- 5Acción y resultado de apoderarse de un territorio o espacio por la fuerza.
- 6Arroyo, río pequeño, quebrada.
- 7Canal de irrigación.
- 8Llave, lance de lucha para inmovilizar al adversario.
- 9Abertura que se hace con el fin de desviar parte del agua que pasa por un canal.
- 10Abertura que se practica sobre el capó para facilitar la entrada de aire hacia el motor.
- 11Tanto el asentamiento informal, que surge de la ocupación de terrenos vacíos por población con problemas de vivienda, así como el acto de dicha ocupación.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how toma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La toma de decisiones fue un proceso soporífero.
Te queda medicina para cinco tomas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- otma
- tmoa
- toam
- tomma
- ttoma
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of toma - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "toma", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "toma". Here's where to go from here.
- "toma" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "top". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #869 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "T" letter cohort. T–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.