Which to use
“toldos” is a noun and “Tolosa” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,294
- “toldos” frequency rank
- #25,844
- “Tolosa” frequency rank
- 69138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toldos | Tolosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de toldo. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes toldos and Tolosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between toldos and Tolosa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: toldos is [ˈt̪ol̪d̪os] while Tolosa is [t̪oˈlosa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toldos is recorded at frequency rank #43,294, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ol̪d̪os]. Tolosa is at rank #25,844, tagged as aname, pronounced [t̪oˈlosa].
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 69138, this pair ranks #32,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of toldos vs Tolosa
Shared letters: lost. Private to "toldos": d. Private to "Tolosa": a.
"toldos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Tolosa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "toldos" for "Tolosa" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "toldos" and "Tolosa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "toldos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tolosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toldos" and "Tolosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tildes vs toldos". 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 #32,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.