Which to use
“tomará” and “tomaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,048
- “tomará” frequency rank
- #14,025
- “tomaría” frequency rank
- 23073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomará | tomaría |
|---|---|---|
| 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 condicional de tomar o de tomarse. |
Where the eye mixes tomará and tomaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tomará and tomaría
A purely visual mix-up. tomará ([t̪omaˈɾa]) and tomaría ([t̪omaˈɾia]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23073, 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]. tomaría is at rank #14,025, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪omaˈɾia].
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 23073, this pair ranks #247,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tomará vs tomaría
Shared letters: amort. Private to "tomará": á. Private to "tomaría": í.
"tomará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tomaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tomará" and "tomaría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tomará" or "tomaría"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomará" and "tomaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomará vs tomase". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #247,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.