Which to use
“tocamos” and “tomamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,258
- “tocamos” frequency rank
- #6,020
- “tomamos” frequency rank
- 32278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocamos | tomamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de tocar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. |
Where the eye mixes tocamos and tomamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tocamos and tomamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between tocamos and tomamos
A purely visual mix-up. tocamos ([t̪oˈkamos]) and tomamos ([t̪oˈmamos]) 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 a single letter - c in “tocamos” becomes m in “tomamos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32278, 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]. tomamos is at rank #6,020, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈmamos].
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 32278, this pair ranks #202,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocamos vs tomamos
Shared letters: amost. Private to "tocamos": c. Private to "tomamos": -.
"tocamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tomamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocamos" and "tomamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tocamos" or "tomamos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocamos" and "tomamos" 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 #202,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.