tocamosvstocasConfusable pair

Quick tell: tocamos is a verb, tocas is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tocamos” is a verb and “tocas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,258
“tocamos” frequency rank
#15,741
“tocas” frequency rank
41999
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tocamos tocas
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de tocar. 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 tocamos and tocas

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

7 ch
tocamos
5 ch
tocas

Look-alike desk: tocamos vs tocas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tocamos is [t̪oˈkamos] while tocas is [ˈt̪okas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41999, 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]. 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 41999, this pair ranks #150,626 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tocamos vs tocas

Shared letters: acost. Private to "tocamos": m. Private to "tocas": -.

"tocamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "tocas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tocamosotcamos · tcoamos · toacmos · tocammos · tocamoss · tocamso · tocaoms · toccamos
  • tocasotcas · tcoas · toacs · tocass · toccas · tocsa · ttocas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tocamos" and "tocas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tocamos" is a verb and "tocas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "tocamos" vs "tocas" - which ranks higher?
"tocas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,741 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.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tocamos" 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 #150,626 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tocamos" and "tocas" 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 #150,626 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