tecladosvstocadosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,401
“teclados” frequency rank
#30,698
“tocados” frequency rank
49099
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature teclados tocados
Definition Forma del plural de teclado. Forma del plural de tocado.

Where the eye mixes teclados and tocados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. teclados runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against tocados's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
teclados
7 ch
tocados

Look-alike desk: teclados vs tocados

A purely visual mix-up. teclados ([t̪eˈklað̞os]) and tocados ([t̪oˈkað̞os]) 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 49099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

teclados is recorded at frequency rank #18,401, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪eˈklað̞os]. tocados is at rank #30,698, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪oˈkað̞os].

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 49099, this pair ranks #110,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of teclados vs tocados

Shared letters: acdost. Private to "teclados": el. Private to "tocados": -.

"teclados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "tocados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • teclados ← etclados · tcelados · tecaldos · tecclados · tecladdos · tecladoss · tecladso · teclaods
  • tocados ← otcados · tcoados · toacdos · tocaddos · tocadoss · tocadso · tocaods · toccados

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "teclados" and "tocados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪eˈklað̞os] versus [t̪oˈkað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "teclados" or "tocados" show up more?
"teclados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,401 in our Spanish list, against #30,698 for "tocados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "teclados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tocados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "teclados" and "tocados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tocados vs torcidos". 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 #110,731 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