Which to use
“toque” and “torque” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,228
- “toque” frequency rank
- #47,457
- “torque” frequency rank
- 49685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toque | torque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de tocar, palpar, un objeto, persona o animal. | Magnitud que resulta del producto vectorial entre el vector de posición del punto de aplicación de la fuerza (con respecto al punto al cual se toma el momento) por el vector fuerza, en ese orden. |
Where the eye mixes toque and torque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses toque with torque
A purely visual mix-up. toque ([ˈt̪oke]) and torque ([ˈt̪oɾke]) 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 49685, 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]. torque is at rank #47,457, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪oɾke].
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 49685, this pair ranks #107,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of toque vs torque
Shared letters: eoqtu. Private to "toque": -. Private to "torque": r.
"toque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "torque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "toque" for "torque" ever safe?
Frequency check: "toque" vs "torque" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "toque" and "torque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "toque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "torque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toque" and "torque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "torque vs true". 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 #107,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.