Which to use
“tocas” is a noun and “tóxicas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,741
- “tocas” frequency rank
- #21,523
- “tóxicas” frequency rank
- 37264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tocas | tóxicas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre con que se concedía el abono de dos mensualidades a las viudas de empleados para los gastos de funeral y lutos. | Forma del femenino plural de tóxico. |
Where the eye mixes tocas and tóxicas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tocas runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against tóxicas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tocas and tóxicas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tocas is [ˈt̪okas] while tóxicas is [ˈt̪oksikas]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37264, 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]. tóxicas is at rank #21,523, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪oksikas].
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 37264, this pair ranks #176,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tocas vs tóxicas
Shared letters: acst. Private to "tocas": o. Private to "tóxicas": ixó.
"tocas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tóxicas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tocas ← otcas · tcoas · toacs · tocass · toccas · tocsa · ttocas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tocas" and "tóxicas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tocas" or "tóxicas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tocas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tóxicas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tocas" and "tóxicas" 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 #176,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.