Which to use
“tomadas” is a participle and “tomates” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,797
- “tomadas” frequency rank
- #12,266
- “tomates” frequency rank
- 20063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomadas | tomates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de tomado, participio de tomar. | Forma del plural de tomate. |
Where the eye mixes tomadas and tomates
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tomadas and tomates
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tomadas is [t̪oˈmað̞as] while tomates is [t̪oˈmat̪es]. 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 20063, 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]. tomates is at rank #12,266, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪oˈmat̪es].
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 20063, this pair ranks #260,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tomadas vs tomates
Shared letters: amost. Private to "tomadas": d. Private to "tomates": e.
"tomadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tomates" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tomadas" and "tomates" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tomadas" or "tomates" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tomadas" and "tomates" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomadas" and "tomates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomase vs tomates". 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 #260,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.