Which to use
“tomado” and “tomase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,965
- “tomado” frequency rank
- #48,733
- “tomase” frequency rank
- 50698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomado | tomase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de tomar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de tomar o de tomarse. |
Where the eye mixes tomado and tomase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tomado vs tomase
A purely visual mix-up. tomado ([t̪oˈmað̞o]) and tomase ([t̪oˈmase]) 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 50698, 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]. tomase is at rank #48,733, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈmase].
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 50698, this pair ranks #101,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tomado vs tomase
Shared letters: amot. Private to "tomado": d. Private to "tomase": es.
"tomado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tomase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tomado" and "tomase" 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 "tomase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomado" and "tomase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomad 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 #101,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.