tocadosvstoldosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#30,698
“tocados” frequency rank
#43,294
“toldos” frequency rank
73992
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tocados toldos
Definition Forma del plural de tocado. Forma del plural de toldo.

Where the eye mixes tocados and toldos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
tocados
6 ch
toldos

Look-alike desk: tocados vs toldos

A purely visual mix-up. tocados ([t̪oˈkað̞os]) and toldos ([ˈt̪ol̪d̪os]) 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 73992, 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]. toldos is at rank #43,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ol̪d̪os].

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 73992, this pair ranks #22,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tocados vs toldos

Shared letters: dost. Private to "tocados": ac. Private to "toldos": l.

"tocados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "toldos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tocadosotcados · tcoados · toacdos · tocaddos · tocadoss · tocadso · tocaods · toccados
  • toldosotldos · tlodos · todlos · tolddos · toldoss · toldso · tolldos · tolods

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tocados" and "toldos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪oˈkað̞os] versus [ˈt̪ol̪d̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tocados" vs "toldos" - which ranks higher?
"tocados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,698 in our Spanish list, against #43,294 for "toldos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "tocados" and "toldos" 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 "toldos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #22,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tocados" and "toldos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tildes vs toldos". 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 #22,173 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