Which to use
“tocas” and “tos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,741
- “tocas” frequency rank
- #9,550
- “tos” frequency rank
- 25291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocas | tos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre con que se concedía el abono de dos mensualidades a las viudas de empleados para los gastos de funeral y lutos. | Contracción espasmódica repentina y a veces repetitiva de la cavidad torácica que resulta en una liberación violenta del aire de los pulmones produciendo un sonido característico. |
Where the eye mixes tocas and tos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tocas and tos
A purely visual mix-up. tocas ([ˈt̪okas]) and tos ([ˈt̪os]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tocas is recorded at frequency rank #15,741, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪okas]. tos is at rank #9,550, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪os].
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 25291, this pair ranks #237,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocas vs tos
Shared letters: ost. Private to "tocas": ac. Private to "tos": -.
"tocas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tocas ← otcas · tcoas · toacs · tocass · toccas · tocsa · ttocas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocas" and "tos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tocas" or "tos" show up more?
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 "tocas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocas" and "tos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tocas vs toys". 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 #237,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.