Which to use
“Tiro” is a name and “toco” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,096
- “Tiro” frequency rank
- #8,064
- “toco” frequency rank
- 10160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tiro | toco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ciudad costera del Líbano, ubicada al sur del país. | Nicho u hornacina rectangular muy usado en la arquitectura incaica. |
Where the eye mixes Tiro and toco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Tiro and toco
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tiro is [ˈt̪iɾo] while toco is [ˈt̪oko]. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tiro is recorded at frequency rank #2,096, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈt̪iɾo]. toco is at rank #8,064, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪oko].
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 10160, this pair ranks #299,607 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tiro vs toco
Shared letters: ot. Private to "Tiro": ir. Private to "toco": c.
"Tiro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "toco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tiro" for "toco" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Tiro" or "toco" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Tiro" and "toco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tiro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,607 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tiro" and "toco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toco vs toys". 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 #299,607 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.