Which to use
“tomaban” and “tomaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,564
- “tomaban” frequency rank
- #3,968
- “tomaron” frequency rank
- 21532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomaban | tomaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. |
Where the eye mixes tomaban and tomaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tomaban with tomaron
A purely visual mix-up. tomaban ([t̪oˈmaβ̞ãn]) and tomaron ([t̪oˈmaɾõn]) 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 21532, 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]. tomaron is at rank #3,968, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈmaɾõn].
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 21532, this pair ranks #254,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tomaban vs tomaron
Shared letters: amnot. Private to "tomaban": b. Private to "tomaron": r.
"tomaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tomaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tomaban" for "tomaron" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tomaban" or "tomaron" show up more?
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 "tomaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomaban" and "tomaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomaron vs tornaron". 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 #254,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.