Which to use
“tocaban” and “tocará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,070
- “tocaban” frequency rank
- #18,702
- “tocará” frequency rank
- 43772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocaban | tocará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tocar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tocar. |
Where the eye mixes tocaban and tocará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tocaban and tocará
A purely visual mix-up. tocaban ([t̪oˈkaβ̞ãn]) and tocará ([t̪okaˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tocaban is recorded at frequency rank #25,070, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈkaβ̞ãn]. tocará is at rank #18,702, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪okaˈɾa].
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 43772, this pair ranks #140,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocaban vs tocará
Shared letters: acot. Private to "tocaban": bn. Private to "tocará": rá.
"tocaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tocará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tocaban ← otcaban · tcoaban · toacban · tocaabn · tocabann · tocabban · tocabna · tocavan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tocaban" and "tocará" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tocaban" or "tocará" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tocaban" and "tocará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tocará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocaban" and "tocará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tiara vs tocará". 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 #140,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.