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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tomamos" for "tomemos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tomamos" vs "tomemos" - which ranks higher?
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.