Which to use
“tomado” and “tumbado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,965
- “tomado” frequency rank
- #28,189
- “tumbado” frequency rank
- 30154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomado | tumbado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de tomar. | Participio de tumbar. |
Where the eye mixes tomado and tumbado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tomado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against tumbado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tomado and tumbado
A purely visual mix-up. tomado ([t̪oˈmað̞o]) and tumbado ([t̪ũmˈbað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30154, 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]. tumbado is at rank #28,189, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ũmˈbað̞o].
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 30154, this pair ranks #213,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tomado vs tumbado
Shared letters: admot. Private to "tomado": -. Private to "tumbado": bu.
"tomado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tumbado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tomado" for "tumbado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tomado" or "tumbado" 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 "tomado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tumbado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomado" and "tumbado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tumbada vs tumbado". 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 #213,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.