Which to use
“tomada” is a participle and “tomate” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,785
- “tomada” frequency rank
- #6,244
- “tomate” frequency rank
- 12029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomada | tomate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de tomado, participio de tomar. | (Solanum lycopersicum) Planta americana de la familia de las solanáceas, una hierba anual, rastrera o trepadora, de tallos pubescentes y fruto en baya de color rojo, muy jugoso y de sabor ligeramente ácido. |
Where the eye mixes tomada and tomate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tomada and tomate
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tomada is [t̪oˈmað̞a] while tomate is [t̪oˈmat̪e]. 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 (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12029, 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]. tomate is at rank #6,244, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪oˈmat̪e].
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 12029, this pair ranks #292,992 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tomada vs tomate
Shared letters: amot. Private to "tomada": d. Private to "tomate": e.
"tomada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tomate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tomada" and "tomate" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tomada" or "tomate" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tomada" and "tomate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,992 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomada" and "tomate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomase vs tomate". 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 #292,992 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.