toquevstrueTell them apart

Which to use

“toque” and “true” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,228
“toque” frequency rank
#13,807
“true” frequency rank
16035
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature toque true
Definition Acción de tocar, palpar, un objeto, persona o animal. Miembro de la subcultura metalera caracterizada por su gusto musical purista.

Where the eye mixes toque and true

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
toque
4 ch
true

Look-alike desk: toque vs true

A purely visual mix-up. toque ([ˈt̪oke]) and true ([ˈt̪ɾwe]) 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 16035, 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]. true is at rank #13,807, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾwe].

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 16035, this pair ranks #277,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of toque vs true

Shared letters: etu. Private to "toque": oq. Private to "true": r.

"toque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "true" · 4 letters · shape CCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • toqueotque · toqeu · toqque · touqe · tqoue · ttoque
  • truertue · treu · trrue · ttrue · ture

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "toque" for "true" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪oke] versus [ˈt̪ɾwe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "toque" vs "true" - which ranks higher?
"toque" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,228 in our Spanish list, against #13,807 for "true". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "toque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "true" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #277,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "toque" and "true" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tale 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 #277,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list