tomarávstomaseWhat's the difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tomará and tomase apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
tomará
6 ch
tomase

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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": . Private to "tomase": es.

"tomará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "tomase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tomaseotmase · tmoase · toamse · tomace · tomaes · tomasse · tommase · tomsae

Frequency comparison

tomará#9,048
tomase#48,733

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tomará" and "tomase" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪omaˈɾa] versus [t̪oˈmase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tomará" or "tomase"?
"tomará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,048 in our Spanish list, against #48,733 for "tomase". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering tomará vs tomase

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  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list