Which to use
“tirados” is a participle and “tocados” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,513
- “tirados” frequency rank
- #30,698
- “tocados” frequency rank
- 52211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tirados | tocados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de tirado, participio de tirar. | Forma del plural de tocado. |
Where the eye mixes tirados and tocados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tirados and tocados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: tirados vs tocados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tirados is [t̪iˈɾað̞os] while tocados is [t̪oˈkað̞os]. 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 (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tirados is recorded at frequency rank #21,513, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪iˈɾað̞os]. 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 52211, this pair ranks #93,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tirados vs tocados
Shared letters: adost. Private to "tirados": ir. Private to "tocados": c.
"tirados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tocados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tirados" for "tocados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tirados" vs "tocados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tirados" and "tocados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tirados" 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 #93,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tirados" 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 #93,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.