tomarávstomaréWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,048
“tomará” frequency rank
#26,259
“tomaré” frequency rank
35307
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tomará tomaré
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse.

Where the eye mixes tomará and tomaré

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
tomará
6 ch
tomaré

Why the eye confuses tomará with tomaré

A purely visual mix-up. tomará ([t̪omaˈɾa]) and tomaré ([t̪omaˈɾe]) 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 - á in “tomará” becomes é in “tomaré”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35307, 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]. tomaré is at rank #26,259, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪omaˈɾe].

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 35307, this pair ranks #186,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tomará vs tomaré

Shared letters: amort. Private to "tomará": á. Private to "tomaré": é.

"tomará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "tomaré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tomará" and "tomaré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪omaˈɾa] versus [t̪omaˈɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tomará" or "tomaré" show up more?
"tomará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,048 in our Spanish list, against #26,259 for "tomaré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "tomará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tomaré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #186,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tomará" and "tomaré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomaré vs tomase". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #186,780 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