Which to use
“tomada” and “tumbada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,785
- “tomada” frequency rank
- #42,195
- “tumbada” frequency rank
- 47980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomada | tumbada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de tomado, participio de tomar. | Forma del femenino de tumbado, participio de tumbar. |
Where the eye mixes tomada and tumbada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tomada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against tumbada's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tomada vs tumbada
A purely visual mix-up. tomada ([t̪oˈmað̞a]) and tumbada ([t̪ũmˈbað̞a]) 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 47980, 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]. tumbada is at rank #42,195, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ũmˈbað̞a].
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 47980, this pair ranks #117,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tomada vs tumbada
Shared letters: admt. Private to "tomada": o. Private to "tumbada": bu.
"tomada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tumbada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tomada" and "tumbada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tomada" or "tumbada"?
Useful next steps
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 "tumbada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomada" and "tumbada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabada vs tumbada". 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 #117,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.