Which to use
“tocará” and “tomar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,702
- “tocará” frequency rank
- #440
- “tomar” frequency rank
- 19142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocará | tomar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tocar. | Coger alguna cosa con la mano. |
Where the eye mixes tocará and tomar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tocará vs tomar
A purely visual mix-up. tocará ([t̪okaˈɾa]) and tomar ([t̪oˈmaɾ]) 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 19142, 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]. tomar is at rank #440, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈmaɾ].
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 19142, this pair ranks #265,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tocará vs tomar
Shared letters: aort. Private to "tocará": cá. Private to "tomar": m.
"tocará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tomar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tomar ← otmar · tmoar · toamr · tomarr · tommar · tomra · ttomar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tocará" and "tomar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tocará" or "tomar"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocará" and "tomar" 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 #265,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.