TOCvstouchConfusable pair

Which to use

“TOC” and “touch” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,835
“TOC” frequency rank
#18,996
“touch” frequency rank
36831
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature TOC touch
Definition Trastorno caracterizado por pensamientos intrusivos, repetitivos y persistentes que producen gran ansiedad y otras molestias que el afectado trata de mitigar mediante rituales repetitivos denominados compulsiones. Cada una de las líneas laterales del campo de juego.

Where the eye mixes TOC and touch

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

3 ch
TOC
5 ch
touch

Why the eye confuses TOC with touch

A purely visual mix-up. TOC ([ˈt̪ok]) and touch ([ˈt̪owt͡ʃ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

TOC is recorded at frequency rank #17,835, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ok]. touch is at rank #18,996, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪owt͡ʃ].

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 36831, this pair ranks #178,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of TOC vs touch

Shared letters: cot. Private to "TOC": -. Private to "touch": hu.

"TOC" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "touch" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • touchotuch · tocuh · toucch · touchh · touhc · ttouch · tuoch

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "TOC" and "touch" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪ok] versus [ˈt̪owt͡ʃ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "TOC" or "touch"?
"TOC" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,835 in our Spanish list, against #18,996 for "touch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "TOC" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "touch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #178,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "TOC" and "touch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "TOC 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 #178,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list