tocamosvstocaronTell them apart

Which to use

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

#26,258
“tocamos” frequency rank
#14,471
“tocaron” frequency rank
40729
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tocamos tocaron
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente 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 tocamos and tocaron

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

7 ch
tocamos
7 ch
tocaron

Look-alike desk: tocamos vs tocaron

A purely visual mix-up. tocamos ([t̪oˈkamos]) 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 40729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tocamos is recorded at frequency rank #26,258, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈkamos]. 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 40729, this pair ranks #157,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tocamos vs tocaron

Shared letters: acot. Private to "tocamos": ms. Private to "tocaron": nr.

"tocamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "tocaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tocamosotcamos · tcoamos · toacmos · tocammos · tocamoss · tocamso · tocaoms · toccamos
  • tocaronotcaron · tcoaron · toacron · tocaorn · tocarno · tocaronn · tocarron · toccaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tocamos" and "tocaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪oˈkamos] versus [t̪oˈkaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tocamos" vs "tocaron" - which ranks higher?
"tocaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,471 in our Spanish list, against #26,258 for "tocamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "tocamos" and "tocaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tocamos" 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 #157,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tocamos" and "tocaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tamos vs tocamos". 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 #157,518 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