Which to use
“tocados” and “tocas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,698
- “tocados” frequency rank
- #15,741
- “tocas” frequency rank
- 46439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocados | tocas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de tocado. | Nombre con que se concedía el abono de dos mensualidades a las viudas de empleados para los gastos de funeral y lutos. |
Where the eye mixes tocados and tocas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tocados and tocas
A purely visual mix-up. tocados ([t̪oˈkað̞os]) and tocas ([ˈt̪okas]) 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 46439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tocados is recorded at frequency rank #30,698, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪oˈkað̞os]. tocas is at rank #15,741, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪okas].
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 46439, this pair ranks #125,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocados vs tocas
Shared letters: acost. Private to "tocados": d. Private to "tocas": -.
"tocados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tocas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocados" and "tocas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tocados" or "tocas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tocados" and "tocas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tocas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocados" and "tocas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tocados vs torcidos". 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 #125,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.