Which to use
“tocará” and “tocarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,702
- “tocará” frequency rank
- #36,328
- “tocarse” frequency rank
- 55030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocará | tocarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tocar. | Tocar (uso pronominal de ...) |
Where the eye mixes tocará and tocarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tocará vs tocarse
A purely visual mix-up. tocará ([t̪okaˈɾa]) and tocarse ([t̪oˈkaɾse]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tocará is recorded at frequency rank #18,702, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪okaˈɾa]. tocarse is at rank #36,328, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈkaɾse].
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 55030, this pair ranks #80,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tocará vs tocarse
Shared letters: acort. Private to "tocará": á. Private to "tocarse": es.
"tocará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tocarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tocarse ← otcarse · tcoarse · toacrse · tocarce · tocares · tocarrse · tocarsse · tocasre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocará" and "tocarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tocará" vs "tocarse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tocarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocará" and "tocarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tocarse vs tomase". 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 #80,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.