tocamosvstomamosTell them apart

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.

7 ch
tocamos
7 ch
tomamos

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

  • tocamos ← otcamos · tcoamos · toacmos · tocammos · tocamoss · tocamso · tocaoms · toccamos
  • tomamos ← otmamos · tmoamos · toammos · tomammos · tomamoss · tomamso · tomaoms · tommamos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tocamos" and "tomamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪oˈkamos] versus [t̪oˈmamos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tocamos" or "tomamos"?
"tomamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,020 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

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list