tomamosvstomemosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#6,020
“tomamos” frequency rank
#16,230
“tomemos” frequency rank
22250
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes tomamos and tomemos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tomamos and tomemos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
tomamos
7 ch
tomemos

Visual trap between tomamos and tomemos

A purely visual mix-up. tomamos ([t̪oˈmamos]) and tomemos ([t̪oˈmemos]) 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 a single letter - a in “tomamos” becomes e in “tomemos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22250, 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]. tomemos is at rank #16,230, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈmemos].

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 22250, this pair ranks #251,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tomamos vs tomemos

Shared letters: most. Private to "tomamos": a. Private to "tomemos": e.

"tomamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "tomemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tomamos ← otmamos · tmoamos · toammos · tomammos · tomamoss · tomamso · tomaoms · tommamos
  • tomemos ← otmemos · tmoemos · toemmos · tomemmos · tomemoss · tomemso · tomeoms · tommemos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tomamos" for "tomemos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪oˈmamos] versus [t̪oˈmemos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tomamos" vs "tomemos" - which ranks higher?
"tomamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,020 in our Spanish list, against #16,230 for "tomemos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tomamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tomemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #251,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tomamos" and "tomemos" 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 #251,218 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