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“tomamos” and “tomaremos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,020
“tomamos” frequency rank
#29,865
“tomaremos” frequency rank
35885
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tomamos tomaremos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del futuro de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse.

Where the eye mixes tomamos and tomaremos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. tomamos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against tomaremos's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
tomamos
9 ch
tomaremos

Why the eye confuses tomamos with tomaremos

A purely visual mix-up. tomamos ([t̪oˈmamos]) and tomaremos ([t̪omaˈɾemos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tomamos is recorded at frequency rank #6,020, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈmamos]. tomaremos is at rank #29,865, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪omaˈɾemos].

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 35885, this pair ranks #183,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tomamos vs tomaremos

Shared letters: amost. Private to "tomamos": -. Private to "tomaremos": er.

"tomamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "tomaremos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tomamos ← otmamos · tmoamos · toammos · tomammos · tomamoss · tomamso · tomaoms · tommamos
  • tomaremos ← otmaremos · tmoaremos · toamremos · tomaermos · tomaremmos · tomaremoss · tomaremso · tomareoms

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tomamos" for "tomaremos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪oˈmamos] versus [t̪omaˈɾemos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tomamos" or "tomaremos" show up more?
"tomamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,020 in our Spanish list, against #29,865 for "tomaremos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "tomamos" and "tomaremos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tomamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tomaremos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #183,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tomamos" and "tomaremos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tamos vs tomamos". 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 #183,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list