Which to use
“toques” and “torque” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,212
- “toques” frequency rank
- #47,457
- “torque” frequency rank
- 56669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toques | torque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de toque. | 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 toques and torque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses toques with torque
A purely visual mix-up. toques ([ˈt̪okes]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toques is recorded at frequency rank #9,212, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪okes]. 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 56669, this pair ranks #73,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of toques vs torque
Shared letters: eoqtu. Private to "toques": s. Private to "torque": r.
"toques" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "torque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toques" and "torque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "toques" or "torque"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "toques" and "torque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "toques" 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 #73,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toques" 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 #73,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.