Which to use
“tomará” and “tomarán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,048
- “tomará” frequency rank
- #16,467
- “tomarán” frequency rank
- 25515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomará | tomarán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. |
Where the eye mixes tomará and tomarán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tomará and tomarán
A purely visual mix-up. tomará ([t̪omaˈɾa]) and tomarán ([t̪omaˈɾãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “tomará” sits inside “tomarán”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tomará is recorded at frequency rank #9,048, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪omaˈɾa]. tomarán is at rank #16,467, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪omaˈɾãn].
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 25515, this pair ranks #236,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tomará vs tomarán
Shared letters: amortá. Private to "tomará": -. Private to "tomarán": n.
"tomará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tomarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tomará" for "tomarán" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tomará" vs "tomarán" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tomará" and "tomarán" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomará" and "tomarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomará vs tomase". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #236,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.