Which to use
“tocar” and “tocará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,138
- “tocar” frequency rank
- #18,702
- “tocará” frequency rank
- 20840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocar | tocará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Percibir las cualidades de un objeto mediante el sentido del tacto. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tocar. |
Where the eye mixes tocar and tocará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tocar and tocará
A purely visual mix-up. tocar ([t̪oˈkaɾ]) and tocará ([t̪okaˈɾa]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “tocar” sits inside “tocará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tocar is recorded at frequency rank #2,138, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈkaɾ]. tocará is at rank #18,702, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪okaˈɾa].
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 20840, this pair ranks #257,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tocar vs tocará
Shared letters: acort. Private to "tocar": -. Private to "tocará": á.
"tocar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tocará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tocar ← otcar · tcoar · toacr · tocarr · toccar · tocra · ttocar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocar" and "tocará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tocar" or "tocará"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tocará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocar" and "tocará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tiara vs tocará". 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 #257,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.