Which to use
“toco” and “tour” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,064
- “toco” frequency rank
- #4,385
- “tour” frequency rank
- 12449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toco | tour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nicho u hornacina rectangular muy usado en la arquitectura incaica. | Viaje de un artista, o por extensión de un turista, recorriendo varias plazas antes de retornar a su punto de partida |
Where the eye mixes toco and tour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: toco vs tour
A purely visual mix-up. toco ([ˈt̪oko]) and tour ([ˈt̪uɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12449, 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]. tour is at rank #4,385, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪uɾ].
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 12449, this pair ranks #291,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of toco vs tour
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toco": c. Private to "tour": ru.
"toco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toco" and "tour" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "toco" or "tour" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "toco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toco" and "tour" 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 #291,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.