tomadavstomadosWhat's the difference?

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

#5,785
“tomada” frequency rank
#10,429
“tomados” frequency rank
16214
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tomada tomados
Definition Forma del femenino de tomado, participio de tomar. Forma del plural de tomado, participio de tomar.

Where the eye mixes tomada and tomados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
tomada
7 ch
tomados

Look-alike desk: tomada vs tomados

A purely visual mix-up. tomada ([t̪oˈmað̞a]) and tomados ([t̪oˈmað̞os]) 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 16214, 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]. tomados is at rank #10,429, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪oˈmað̞os].

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 16214, this pair ranks #277,053 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tomada vs tomados

Shared letters: admot. Private to "tomada": -. Private to "tomados": s.

"tomada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "tomados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tomadaotmada · tmoada · toamda · tomaad · tomadda · tomdaa · tommada · ttomada
  • tomadosotmados · tmoados · toamdos · tomaddos · tomadoss · tomadso · tomaods · tomdaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tomada" and "tomados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪oˈmað̞a] versus [t̪oˈmað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tomada" vs "tomados" - which ranks higher?
"tomada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,785 in our Spanish list, against #10,429 for "tomados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tomada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tomados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #277,053 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tomada" and "tomados" 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 #277,053 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