tomadvstomaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“tomad” and “tomará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,178
“tomad” frequency rank
#9,048
“tomará” frequency rank
51226
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tomad tomará
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de tomar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse.

Where the eye mixes tomad and tomará

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
tomad
6 ch
tomará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. tomad ([t̪oˈmað̞]) 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 51226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tomad is recorded at frequency rank #42,178, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈmað̞]. 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 51226, this pair ranks #98,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tomad vs tomará

Shared letters: amot. Private to "tomad": d. Private to "tomará": .

"tomad" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "tomará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tomadotmad · tmoad · toamd · tomadd · tomda · tommad · ttomad

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tomad" and "tomará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪oˈmað̞] versus [t̪omaˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tomad" or "tomará"?
"tomará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,048 in our Spanish list, against #42,178 for "tomad". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list