Which to use
“toco” and “tomo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,064
- “toco” frequency rank
- #2,321
- “tomo” frequency rank
- 10385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toco | tomo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nicho u hornacina rectangular muy usado en la arquitectura incaica. | Subdivisión de un libro, manuscrito u obra impresa, generalmente con su propia paginación y encuadernación. |
Where the eye mixes toco and tomo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between toco and tomo
A purely visual mix-up. toco ([ˈt̪oko]) and tomo ([ˈt̪omo]) 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 a single letter - c in “toco” becomes m in “tomo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toco is recorded at frequency rank #8,064, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪oko]. tomo is at rank #2,321, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪omo].
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 10385, this pair ranks #298,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of toco vs tomo
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toco": c. Private to "tomo": m.
"toco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tomo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toco" and "tomo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "toco" or "tomo" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "toco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toco" and "tomo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toco 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 #298,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.