Which to use
“tomado” and “tomaré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,965
- “tomado” frequency rank
- #26,259
- “tomaré” frequency rank
- 28224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomado | tomaré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de tomar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. |
Where the eye mixes tomado and tomaré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tomado with tomaré
A purely visual mix-up. tomado ([t̪oˈmað̞o]) and tomaré ([t̪omaˈɾe]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tomado is recorded at frequency rank #1,965, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈmað̞o]. tomaré is at rank #26,259, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪omaˈɾe].
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 28224, this pair ranks #223,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tomado vs tomaré
Shared letters: amot. Private to "tomado": d. Private to "tomaré": ré.
"tomado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tomaré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tomado ← otmado · tmoado · toamdo · tomaddo · tomaod · tomdao · tommado · ttomado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tomado" for "tomaré" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tomado" vs "tomaré" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tomado" and "tomaré" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomaré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomado" and "tomaré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomaré 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 #223,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.