Which to use
“tomar” is a verb and “tomb” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #440
- “tomar” frequency rank
- #48,734
- “tomb” frequency rank
- 49174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomar | tomb |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coger alguna cosa con la mano. | Tumba. |
Where the eye mixes tomar and tomb
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tomar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against tomb's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tomar vs tomb
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tomar is [t̪oˈmaɾ] while tomb is /tuːm/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tomar is recorded at frequency rank #440, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈmaɾ]. tomb is at rank #48,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tuːm/.
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 49174, this pair ranks #110,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tomar vs tomb
Shared letters: mot. Private to "tomar": ar. Private to "tomb": b.
"tomar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tomb" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tomar" for "tomb" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tomar" or "tomb" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tomar" and "tomb" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomb" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomar" and "tomb" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomb vs toys". 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 #110,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.