Which to use
“tomará” and “tomarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,048
- “tomará” frequency rank
- #6,836
- “tomarse” frequency rank
- 15884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomará | tomarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. | Tomar (uso pronominal de ...) |
Where the eye mixes tomará and tomarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tomará with tomarse
A purely visual mix-up. tomará ([t̪omaˈɾa]) and tomarse ([t̪oˈmaɾse]) 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 15884, 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]. tomarse is at rank #6,836, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈmaɾse].
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 15884, this pair ranks #278,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tomará vs tomarse
Shared letters: amort. Private to "tomará": á. Private to "tomarse": es.
"tomará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tomarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tomarse ← otmarse · tmoarse · toamrse · tomarce · tomares · tomarrse · tomarsse · tomasre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tomará" and "tomarse" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tomará" vs "tomarse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomará" and "tomarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomará vs tomase". 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 #278,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.