Which to use
“tela” and “toma” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,955
- “tela” frequency rank
- #869
- “toma” frequency rank
- 5824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tela | toma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Material formado por numerosos hilos dispuestos en dos juegos perpendicularmente dispuestos, llamados urdimbre y trama, que se entrelazan manual o mecánicamente para formar una lámina | Acción o efecto de tomar (recibir o encargarse de algo). |
Where the eye mixes tela and toma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tela vs toma
A purely visual mix-up. tela ([ˈt̪ela]) and toma ([ˈt̪oma]) 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 5824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tela is recorded at frequency rank #4,955, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ela]. toma is at rank #869, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪oma].
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 5824, this pair ranks #312,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tela vs toma
Shared letters: at. Private to "tela": el. Private to "toma": mo.
"tela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "toma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tela" and "toma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tela" or "toma" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tela" and "toma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tale vs tela". 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 #312,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.