Which to use
“tocará” and “tomaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,702
- “tocará” frequency rank
- #8,886
- “tomaba” frequency rank
- 27588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocará | tomaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tocar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. |
Where the eye mixes tocará and tomaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tocará vs tomaba
A purely visual mix-up. tocará ([t̪okaˈɾa]) and tomaba ([t̪oˈmaβ̞a]) 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 27588, 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]. tomaba is at rank #8,886, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈmaβ̞a].
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 27588, this pair ranks #226,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocará vs tomaba
Shared letters: aot. Private to "tocará": crá. Private to "tomaba": bm.
"tocará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tomaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tomaba ← otmaba · tmoaba · toamba · tomaab · tomabba · tomava · tombaa · tommaba
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tocará" for "tomaba" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tocará" or "tomaba"?
Useful next steps
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 "tomaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocará" and "tomaba" 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 #226,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.