Which to use
“tomadas” is a participle and “tomado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,797
- “tomadas” frequency rank
- #1,965
- “tomado” frequency rank
- 9762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomadas | tomado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de tomado, participio de tomar. | Participio de tomar. |
Where the eye mixes tomadas and tomado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tomadas vs tomado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tomadas is [t̪oˈmað̞as] while tomado is [t̪oˈmað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tomadas is recorded at frequency rank #7,797, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪oˈmað̞as]. tomado is at rank #1,965, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈmað̞o].
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 9762, this pair ranks #300,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tomadas vs tomado
Shared letters: admot. Private to "tomadas": s. Private to "tomado": -.
"tomadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tomado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tomadas" for "tomado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tomadas" or "tomado" 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 "tomadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomadas" and "tomado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomado 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 #300,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.