tomaránvstomarseTell them apart

Which to use

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

#16,467
“tomarán” frequency rank
#6,836
“tomarse” frequency rank
23303
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tomarán tomarse
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. Tomar (uso pronominal de ...)

Where the eye mixes tomarán and tomarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
tomarán
7 ch
tomarse

Visual trap between tomarán and tomarse

A purely visual mix-up. tomarán ([t̪omaˈɾãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23303, 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]. 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 23303, this pair ranks #246,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tomarán vs tomarse

Shared letters: amort. Private to "tomarán": . Private to "tomarse": es.

"tomarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "tomarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tomarseotmarse · tmoarse · toamrse · tomarce · tomares · tomarrse · tomarsse · tomasre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tomarán" and "tomarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪omaˈɾãn] versus [t̪oˈmaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tomarán" or "tomarse"?
"tomarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,836 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.

After this comparison

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 "tomarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #246,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tomarán" and "tomarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomarse 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 #246,416 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