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.
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": rá.
"tomad" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tomará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tomad ← otmad · tmoad · toamd · tomadd · tomda · tommad · ttomad