Which to use
“times” and “tomen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,841
- “times” frequency rank
- #4,842
- “tomen” frequency rank
- 9683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | times | tomen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de timar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de tomar o de tomarse. |
Where the eye mixes times and tomen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. times and tomen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between times and tomen
A purely visual mix-up. times ([ˈt̪imes]) and tomen ([ˈt̪omẽn]) 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 9683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
times is recorded at frequency rank #4,841, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪imes]. tomen is at rank #4,842, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪omẽn].
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 9683, this pair ranks #301,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of times vs tomen
Shared letters: emt. Private to "times": is. Private to "tomen": no.
"times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tomen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "times" and "tomen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "times" or "tomen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "times" and "tomen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "times" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "times" and "tomen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tamos vs times". 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 #301,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.