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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocados" and "toldos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tocados" vs "toldos" - which ranks higher?
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.