tomadvstomosTell them apart

Quick tell: tomad is a verb, tomos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tomad” is a verb and “tomos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,178
“tomad” frequency rank
#17,305
“tomos” frequency rank
59483
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tomad tomos
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de tomar. Forma del plural de tomo.

Where the eye mixes tomad and tomos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
tomad
5 ch
tomos

Why the eye confuses tomad with tomos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tomad is [t̪oˈmað̞] while tomos is [ˈt̪omos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59483, 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]. tomos is at rank #17,305, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪omos].

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 59483, this pair ranks #62,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tomad vs tomos

Shared letters: mot. Private to "tomad": ad. Private to "tomos": s.

"tomad" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "tomos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tomadotmad · tmoad · toamd · tomadd · tomda · tommad · ttomad
  • tomosotmos · tmoos · tommos · tomoss · tomso · tooms · ttomos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tomad" and "tomos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tomad" is a verb and "tomos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "tomad" vs "tomos" - which ranks higher?
"tomos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,305 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tomad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tomos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tomad" and "tomos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomad vs tomb". 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 #62,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list