Which to use
“tolerado” and “tolero” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,358
- “tolerado” frequency rank
- #36,329
- “tolero” frequency rank
- 73687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tolerado | tolero |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de tolerar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de tolerar. |
Where the eye mixes tolerado and tolero
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tolerado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against tolero's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tolerado and tolero
A purely visual mix-up. tolerado ([t̪oleˈɾað̞o]) and tolero ([t̪oˈleɾo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tolerado is recorded at frequency rank #37,358, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪oleˈɾað̞o]. tolero is at rank #36,329, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈleɾo].
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 73687, this pair ranks #22,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tolerado vs tolero
Shared letters: elort. Private to "tolerado": ad. Private to "tolero": -.
"tolerado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "tolero" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tolerado" and "tolero" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tolerado" vs "tolero" - which ranks higher?
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 "tolerado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tolero" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tolerado" and "tolero" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tejero vs tolero". 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 #22,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.