Which to use
“tirados” and “tomados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,513
- “tirados” frequency rank
- #10,429
- “tomados” frequency rank
- 31942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tirados | tomados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de tirado, participio de tirar. | Forma del plural de tomado, participio de tomar. |
Where the eye mixes tirados and tomados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tirados and tomados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses tirados with tomados
A purely visual mix-up. tirados ([t̪iˈɾað̞os]) and tomados ([t̪oˈmað̞os]) 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 31942, 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]. tomados is at rank #10,429, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪oˈmað̞os].
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 31942, this pair ranks #204,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tirados vs tomados
Shared letters: adost. Private to "tirados": ir. Private to "tomados": m.
"tirados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tomados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tirados" and "tomados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tirados" vs "tomados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tirados" and "tomados" 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 "tomados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tirados" and "tomados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tirados vs tirándose". 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 #204,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.