Which to use
“tomaban” and “tomará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,564
- “tomaban” frequency rank
- #9,048
- “tomará” frequency rank
- 26612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomaban | tomará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. |
Where the eye mixes tomaban and tomará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tomaban vs tomará
A purely visual mix-up. tomaban ([t̪oˈmaβ̞ãn]) and tomará ([t̪omaˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tomaban is recorded at frequency rank #17,564, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈmaβ̞ãn]. tomará is at rank #9,048, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪omaˈɾa].
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 26612, this pair ranks #230,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tomaban vs tomará
Shared letters: amot. Private to "tomaban": bn. Private to "tomará": rá.
"tomaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tomará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tomaban ← otmaban · tmoaban · toamban · tomaabn · tomabann · tomabban · tomabna · tomavan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tomaban" and "tomará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tomaban" vs "tomará" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomaban" and "tomará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomará vs tomase". 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 #230,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.