Which to use
“tocaban” and “tomarán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,070
- “tocaban” frequency rank
- #16,467
- “tomarán” frequency rank
- 41537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocaban | tomarán |
|---|---|---|
| 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 futuro de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. |
Where the eye mixes tocaban and tomarán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tocaban vs tomarán
A purely visual mix-up. tocaban ([t̪oˈkaβ̞ãn]) and tomarán ([t̪omaˈɾãn]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41537, 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]. tomarán is at rank #16,467, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪omaˈɾãn].
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 41537, this pair ranks #153,126 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocaban vs tomarán
Shared letters: anot. Private to "tocaban": bc. Private to "tomarán": mrá.
"tocaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tomarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tocaban ← otcaban · tcoaban · toacban · tocaabn · tocabann · tocabban · tocabna · tocavan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocaban" and "tomarán" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tocaban" or "tomarán" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tocaban" and "tomarán" 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 "tomarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,126 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocaban" and "tomarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tiraban vs tocaban". 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 #153,126 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.