tocarsevstocasConfusable pair

Quick tell: tocarse is a verb, tocas is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tocarse” is a verb and “tocas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,328
“tocarse” frequency rank
#15,741
“tocas” frequency rank
52069
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tocarse tocas
Definition Tocar (uso pronominal de ...) Nombre con que se concedía el abono de dos mensualidades a las viudas de empleados para los gastos de funeral y lutos.

Where the eye mixes tocarse and tocas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
tocarse
5 ch
tocas

Look-alike desk: tocarse vs tocas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tocarse is [t̪oˈkaɾse] while tocas is [ˈt̪okas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tocarse is recorded at frequency rank #36,328, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈkaɾse]. tocas is at rank #15,741, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪okas].

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 52069, this pair ranks #94,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tocarse vs tocas

Shared letters: acost. Private to "tocarse": er. Private to "tocas": -.

"tocarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "tocas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tocarseotcarse · tcoarse · toacrse · tocarce · tocares · tocarrse · tocarsse · tocasre
  • tocasotcas · tcoas · toacs · tocass · toccas · tocsa · ttocas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tocarse" and "tocas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tocarse" is a verb and "tocas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "tocarse" or "tocas"?
"tocas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,741 in our Spanish list, against #36,328 for "tocarse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tocarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tocas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #94,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tocarse" and "tocas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tocarse vs tomase". 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 #94,557 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