Which to use
“tomará” and “tomase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,048
- “tomará” frequency rank
- #48,733
- “tomase” frequency rank
- 57781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomará | tomase |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de tomar o de tomarse. |
Where the eye mixes tomará and tomase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tomará and tomase follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between tomará and tomase
A purely visual mix-up. tomará ([t̪omaˈɾa]) and tomase ([t̪oˈmase]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57781, 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]. tomase is at rank #48,733, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈmase].
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 57781, this pair ranks #69,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tomará vs tomase
Shared letters: amot. Private to "tomará": rá. Private to "tomase": es.
"tomará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tomase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tomase ← otmase · tmoase · toamse · tomace · tomaes · tomasse · tommase · tomsae
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tomará" and "tomase" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tomará" vs "tomase" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "tomase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomará" and "tomase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomad 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 #69,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.