Which to use
“tomada” and “tomadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,785
- “tomada” frequency rank
- #7,797
- “tomadas” frequency rank
- 13582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomada | tomadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de tomado, participio de tomar. | Forma del femenino plural de tomado, participio de tomar. |
Where the eye mixes tomada and tomadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tomada vs tomadas
A purely visual mix-up. tomada ([t̪oˈmað̞a]) and tomadas ([t̪oˈmað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “tomada” sits inside “tomadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tomada is recorded at frequency rank #5,785, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪oˈmað̞a]. tomadas is at rank #7,797, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪oˈmað̞as].
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 13582, this pair ranks #287,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tomada vs tomadas
Shared letters: admot. Private to "tomada": -. Private to "tomadas": s.
"tomada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tomadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tomada" for "tomadas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tomada" or "tomadas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomada" and "tomadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomada 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 #287,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.