Which to use
“toser” is a verb and “tour” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,995
- “toser” frequency rank
- #4,385
- “tour” frequency rank
- 43380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toser | tour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Respirar de forma violenta y producir mediante ello la liberación del aire o de otra sustancia de los pulmones. | Viaje de un artista, o por extensión de un turista, recorriendo varias plazas antes de retornar a su punto de partida |
Where the eye mixes toser and tour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses toser with tour
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: toser is [t̪oˈseɾ] while tour is [ˈt̪uɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toser is recorded at frequency rank #38,995, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈseɾ]. tour is at rank #4,385, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪uɾ].
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 43380, this pair ranks #142,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of toser vs tour
Shared letters: ort. Private to "toser": es. Private to "tour": u.
"toser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toser" and "tour" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "toser" vs "tour" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "toser" and "tour" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "toser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toser" and "tour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tone vs toser". 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 #142,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.