Which to use
“tocará” and “tomará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,702
- “tocará” frequency rank
- #9,048
- “tomará” frequency rank
- 27750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocará | tomará |
|---|---|---|
| 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 futuro de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. |
Where the eye mixes tocará and tomará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tocará vs tomará
A purely visual mix-up. tocará ([t̪okaˈɾa]) and tomará ([t̪omaˈɾa]) 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 a single letter - c in “tocará” becomes m in “tomará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27750, 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]. tomará is at rank #9,048, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪omaˈɾa].
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 27750, this pair ranks #225,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocará vs tomará
Shared letters: aortá. Private to "tocará": c. Private to "tomará": m.
"tocará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tomará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocará" and "tomará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tocará" vs "tomará" - 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 "tomará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocará" and "tomará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tiara vs tocará". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #225,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.