Which to use
“tocar” and “tocaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,138
- “tocar” frequency rank
- #14,471
- “tocaron” frequency rank
- 16609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocar | tocaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Percibir las cualidades de un objeto mediante el sentido del tacto. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de tocar. |
Where the eye mixes tocar and tocaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tocar and tocaron
A purely visual mix-up. tocar ([t̪oˈkaɾ]) and tocaron ([t̪oˈkaɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “tocar” sits inside “tocaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16609, 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]. tocaron is at rank #14,471, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈkaɾõn].
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 16609, this pair ranks #275,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tocar vs tocaron
Shared letters: acort. Private to "tocar": -. Private to "tocaron": n.
"tocar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tocaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocar" and "tocaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tocar" or "tocaron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tocar" and "tocaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tocaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocar" and "tocaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tocaron vs tornaron". 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 #275,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.