Which to use
“tomate” and “tomates” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,244
- “tomate” frequency rank
- #12,266
- “tomates” frequency rank
- 18510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomate | tomates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Solanum lycopersicum) Planta americana de la familia de las solanáceas, una hierba anual, rastrera o trepadora, de tallos pubescentes y fruto en baya de color rojo, muy jugoso y de sabor ligeramente ácido. | Forma del plural de tomate. |
Where the eye mixes tomate and tomates
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tomate and tomates
A purely visual mix-up. tomate ([t̪oˈmat̪e]) and tomates ([t̪oˈmat̪es]) 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 extra letter(s) - “tomate” sits inside “tomates”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tomate is recorded at frequency rank #6,244, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪oˈmat̪e]. tomates is at rank #12,266, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪oˈmat̪es].
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 18510, this pair ranks #267,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tomate vs tomates
Shared letters: aemot. Private to "tomate": -. Private to "tomates": s.
"tomate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tomates" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tomate" and "tomates" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tomate" or "tomates" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tomates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomate" and "tomates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomase vs tomates". 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 #267,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.