Which to use
“tocan” and “toman” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,923
- “tocan” frequency rank
- #3,086
- “toman” frequency rank
- 11009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocan | toman |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tocar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. |
Where the eye mixes tocan and toman
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tocan vs toman
A purely visual mix-up. tocan ([ˈt̪okãn]) and toman ([ˈt̪omãn]) 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 “tocan” becomes m in “toman”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tocan is recorded at frequency rank #7,923, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪okãn]. toman is at rank #3,086, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪omãn].
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 11009, this pair ranks #296,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tocan vs toman
Shared letters: anot. Private to "tocan": c. Private to "toman": m.
"tocan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "toman" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocan" and "toman" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tocan" vs "toman" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toman" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocan" and "toman" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tacaño vs tocan". 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 #296,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.