Which to use
“tomb” and “tos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,734
- “tomb” frequency rank
- #9,550
- “tos” frequency rank
- 58284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomb | tos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tumba. | Contracción espasmódica repentina y a veces repetitiva de la cavidad torácica que resulta en una liberación violenta del aire de los pulmones produciendo un sonido característico. |
Where the eye mixes tomb and tos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. tomb runs 4 letters (CVCC) against tos's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tomb and tos
A purely visual mix-up. tomb (/tuːm/) and tos ([ˈt̪os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tomb is recorded at frequency rank #48,734, classified as anoun, pronounced /tuːm/. tos is at rank #9,550, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪os].
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 58284, this pair ranks #67,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tomb vs tos
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tomb": bm. Private to "tos": s.
"tomb" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tomb ← otmb · tmob · tobm · tombb · tommb · tomv · ttomb
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tomb" and "tos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "tomb" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomb" and "tos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomb vs toys". 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 #67,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.