Which to use
“tocaban” and “tocaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,070
- “tocaban” frequency rank
- #14,471
- “tocaron” frequency rank
- 39541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocaban | tocaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tocar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de tocar. |
Where the eye mixes tocaban and tocaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tocaban vs tocaron
A purely visual mix-up. tocaban ([t̪oˈkaβ̞ãn]) and tocaron ([t̪oˈkaɾõn]) 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 39541, 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]. tocaron is at rank #14,471, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈkaɾõn].
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 39541, this pair ranks #163,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocaban vs tocaron
Shared letters: acnot. Private to "tocaban": b. Private to "tocaron": r.
"tocaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tocaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tocaban" for "tocaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tocaban" vs "tocaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tocaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocaban" and "tocaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tocaron vs tornaron". 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 #163,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.