Which to use
“tocará” and “tolera” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,702
- “tocará” frequency rank
- #23,622
- “tolera” frequency rank
- 42324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocará | tolera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tocar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tolerar. |
Where the eye mixes tocará and tolera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tocará and tolera
A purely visual mix-up. tocará ([t̪okaˈɾa]) and tolera ([t̪oˈleɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42324, 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]. tolera is at rank #23,622, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈleɾa].
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 42324, this pair ranks #148,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocará vs tolera
Shared letters: aort. Private to "tocará": cá. Private to "tolera": el.
"tocará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tolera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tolera ← otlera · tloera · toelra · tolear · tollera · tolrea · ttolera
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tocará" for "tolera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tocará" vs "tolera" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tocará" and "tolera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tolera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocará" and "tolera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tolera vs Torá". 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 #148,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.