Which to use
“tachar” and “tocar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,565
- “tachar” frequency rank
- #2,138
- “tocar” frequency rank
- 42703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tachar | tocar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cruzar con una línea lo escrito, o rayarlo, para que no se pueda leer, o para que se interprete como anulado. :*Sinónimo: tarjar | Percibir las cualidades de un objeto mediante el sentido del tacto. |
Where the eye mixes tachar and tocar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tachar vs tocar
A purely visual mix-up. tachar ([t̪aˈt͡ʃaɾ]) and tocar ([t̪oˈkaɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tachar is recorded at frequency rank #40,565, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪aˈt͡ʃaɾ]. tocar is at rank #2,138, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈkaɾ].
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 42703, this pair ranks #146,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tachar vs tocar
Shared letters: acrt. Private to "tachar": h. Private to "tocar": o.
"tachar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tocar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tachar" for "tocar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tachar" or "tocar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tachar" and "tocar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tachar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tocar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tachar" and "tocar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tachan vs tachar". 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 #146,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.