Which to use
“tímida” is an adjective and “tomada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,724
- “tímida” frequency rank
- #5,785
- “tomada” frequency rank
- 22509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tímida | tomada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de tímido. | Forma del femenino de tomado, participio de tomar. |
Where the eye mixes tímida and tomada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tímida and tomada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: tímida vs tomada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tímida is [ˈt̪imið̞a] while tomada is [t̪oˈmað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tímida is recorded at frequency rank #16,724, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪imið̞a]. tomada is at rank #5,785, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪oˈmað̞a].
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 22509, this pair ranks #250,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tímida vs tomada
Shared letters: admt. Private to "tímida": ií. Private to "tomada": o.
"tímida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tomada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tomada ← otmada · tmoada · toamda · tomaad · tomadda · tomdaa · tommada · ttomada
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tímida" and "tomada" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tímida" or "tomada"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tímida" and "tomada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tímida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tímida" and "tomada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tejida vs tímida". 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 #250,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.