Which to use
“tópico” and “tosco” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,001
- “tópico” frequency rank
- #39,491
- “tosco” frequency rank
- 58492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tópico | tosco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se aplica a la opinión, idea o expresión que se usa y repite con mucha frecuencia, y no resulta original | Dicho de una cosa, hecho sin refinamiento, con materia prima ordinaria que no ha sido pulida o embellecida. |
Where the eye mixes tópico and tosco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tópico runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against tosco's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tópico vs tosco
A purely visual mix-up. tópico ([ˈt̪opiko]) and tosco ([ˈt̪osko]) 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 58492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tópico is recorded at frequency rank #19,001, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪opiko]. tosco is at rank #39,491, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪osko].
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 58492, this pair ranks #66,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tópico vs tosco
Shared letters: cot. Private to "tópico": ipó. Private to "tosco": s.
"tópico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tosco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tosco ← otsco · tocso · toscco · tosoc · tossco · tsoco · ttosco
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tópico" for "tosco" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tópico" vs "tosco" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tópico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tosco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tópico" and "tosco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toldo vs tosco". 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 #66,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.