Which to use
“todavía” is an adverb and “tomaría” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #358
- “todavía” frequency rank
- #14,025
- “tomaría” frequency rank
- 14383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | todavía | tomaría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Siempre. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de tomar o de tomarse. |
Where the eye mixes todavía and tomaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: todavía vs tomaría
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: todavía is [t̪oð̞aˈβ̞ia] while tomaría is [t̪omaˈɾia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
todavía is recorded at frequency rank #358, classified as anadv, pronounced [t̪oð̞aˈβ̞ia]. tomaría is at rank #14,025, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪omaˈɾia].
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 14383, this pair ranks #284,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of todavía vs tomaría
Shared letters: aotí. Private to "todavía": dv. Private to "tomaría": mr.
"todavía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "tomaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "todavía" for "tomaría" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "todavía" or "tomaría" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "todavía" and "tomaría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "todavía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "todavía" and "tomaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tiraría vs tomaría". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #284,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.