tomaránvstomaronConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#16,467
“tomarán” frequency rank
#3,968
“tomaron” frequency rank
20435
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tomarán tomaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse.

Where the eye mixes tomarán and tomaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
tomarán
7 ch
tomaron

Visual trap between tomarán and tomaron

A purely visual mix-up. tomarán ([t̪omaˈɾãn]) and tomaron ([t̪oˈmaɾõn]) 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 “tomarán” becomes o in “tomaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tomarán is recorded at frequency rank #16,467, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪omaˈɾãn]. tomaron is at rank #3,968, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈmaɾõn].

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 20435, this pair ranks #259,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tomarán vs tomaron

Shared letters: amnort. Private to "tomarán": á. Private to "tomaron": -.

"tomarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "tomaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tomaronotmaron · tmoaron · toamron · tomaorn · tomarno · tomaronn · tomarron · tommaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tomarán" and "tomaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪omaˈɾãn] versus [t̪oˈmaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tomarán" or "tomaron"?
"tomaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,968 in our Spanish list, against #16,467 for "tomarán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tomarán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tomaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #259,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tomarán" and "tomaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomaron vs tornaron". 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 #259,345 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