Which to use
“tabúes” and “toques” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,720
- “tabúes” frequency rank
- #9,212
- “toques” frequency rank
- 51932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tabúes | toques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de tabú. | Forma del plural de toque. |
Where the eye mixes tabúes and toques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tabúes vs toques
A purely visual mix-up. tabúes ([t̪aˈβ̞ues]) and toques ([ˈt̪okes]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tabúes is recorded at frequency rank #42,720, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪aˈβ̞ues]. toques is at rank #9,212, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪okes].
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 51932, this pair ranks #95,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tabúes vs toques
Shared letters: est. Private to "tabúes": abú. Private to "toques": oqu.
"tabúes" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "toques" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- toques ← otques · toqeus · toqques · toquess · toquse · touqes · tqoues · ttoques
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tabúes" for "toques" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tabúes" vs "toques" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tabúes" and "toques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tabúes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tabúes" and "toques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "table vs tabúes". 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 #95,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.