tocarávstomaréWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“tocará” and “tomaré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,702
“tocará” frequency rank
#26,259
“tomaré” frequency rank
44961
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tocará tomaré
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tocar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse.

Where the eye mixes tocará and tomaré

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
tocará
6 ch
tomaré

Visual trap between tocará and tomaré

A purely visual mix-up. tocará ([t̪okaˈɾa]) and tomaré ([t̪omaˈɾe]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44961, 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]. tomaré is at rank #26,259, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪omaˈɾe].

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 44961, this pair ranks #134,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tocará vs tomaré

Shared letters: aort. Private to "tocará": . Private to "tomaré": .

"tocará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "tomaré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tocará" and "tomaré" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪okaˈɾa] versus [t̪omaˈɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tocará" or "tomaré"?
"tocará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,702 in our Spanish list, against #26,259 for "tomaré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "tocará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tomaré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #134,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tocará" and "tomaré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomaré vs tomase". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #134,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list