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“tasas” and “tocas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,883
“tasas” frequency rank
#15,741
“tocas” frequency rank
19624
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tasas tocas
Definition Forma del plural de tasa. Nombre con que se concedía el abono de dos mensualidades a las viudas de empleados para los gastos de funeral y lutos.

Where the eye mixes tasas and tocas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
tasas
5 ch
tocas

Why the eye confuses tasas with tocas

A purely visual mix-up. tasas ([ˈt̪asas]) and tocas ([ˈt̪okas]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tasas is recorded at frequency rank #3,883, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪asas]. tocas is at rank #15,741, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪okas].

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 19624, this pair ranks #262,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tasas vs tocas

Shared letters: ast. Private to "tasas": -. Private to "tocas": co.

"tasas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "tocas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tasasatsas · taass · tasass · tassas · tsaas · ttasas
  • tocasotcas · tcoas · toacs · tocass · toccas · tocsa · ttocas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tasas" for "tocas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪asas] versus [ˈt̪okas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tasas" vs "tocas" - which ranks higher?
"tasas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,883 in our Spanish list, against #15,741 for "tocas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "tasas" and "tocas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tasas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tocas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #262,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tasas" and "tocas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tocas vs toys". 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 #262,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list