Which to use
“tocaría” and “tomará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,808
- “tocaría” frequency rank
- #9,048
- “tomará” frequency rank
- 43856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocaría | tomará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional 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 tocaría and tomará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tocaría vs tomará
A purely visual mix-up. tocaría ([t̪okaˈɾia]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tocaría is recorded at frequency rank #34,808, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪okaˈɾia]. 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 43856, this pair ranks #140,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocaría vs tomará
Shared letters: aort. Private to "tocaría": cí. Private to "tomará": má.
"tocaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "tomará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tocaría" and "tomará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocaría" 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 #140,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocaría" and "tomará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tiraría vs tocaría". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #140,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.