Which to use
“tomado” is a verb and “Tomás” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,965
- “tomado” frequency rank
- #4,384
- “Tomás” frequency rank
- 6349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomado | Tomás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de tomar. | Nombre de pila de varón. |
Where the eye mixes tomado and Tomás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tomado and Tomás
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tomado is [t̪oˈmað̞o] while Tomás is [t̪oˈmas]. 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 (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6349, 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]. Tomás is at rank #4,384, tagged as aname, pronounced [t̪oˈmas].
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 6349, this pair ranks #311,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tomado vs Tomás
Shared letters: mot. Private to "tomado": ad. Private to "Tomás": sá.
"tomado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Tomás" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tomado ← otmado · tmoado · toamdo · tomaddo · tomaod · tomdao · tommado · ttomado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tomado" and "Tomás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tomado" or "Tomás"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tomás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomado" and "Tomás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tomás vs toys". 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 #311,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.