Which to use
“toque” and “toques” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,228
- “toque” frequency rank
- #9,212
- “toques” frequency rank
- 11440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toque | toques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de tocar, palpar, un objeto, persona o animal. | Forma del plural de toque. |
Where the eye mixes toque and toques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses toque with toques
A purely visual mix-up. toque ([ˈt̪oke]) and toques ([ˈt̪okes]) 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) - “toque” sits inside “toques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toque is recorded at frequency rank #2,228, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪oke]. toques is at rank #9,212, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪okes].
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 11440, this pair ranks #295,115 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of toque vs toques
Shared letters: eoqtu. Private to "toque": -. Private to "toques": s.
"toque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "toques" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "toque" for "toques" ever safe?
Frequency check: "toque" vs "toques" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "toque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,115 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toque" and "toques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toques vs torque". 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 #295,115 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.