Which to use
“tóxica” is an adjective and “toxinas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,983
- “tóxica” frequency rank
- #24,678
- “toxinas” frequency rank
- 40661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tóxica | toxinas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de tóxico. | Forma del plural de toxina. |
Where the eye mixes tóxica and toxinas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tóxica runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against toxinas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tóxica vs toxinas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tóxica is [ˈt̪oksika] while toxinas is [t̪okˈsinas]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tóxica is recorded at frequency rank #15,983, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪oksika]. toxinas is at rank #24,678, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪okˈsinas].
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 40661, this pair ranks #157,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tóxica vs toxinas
Shared letters: aitx. Private to "tóxica": có. Private to "toxinas": nos.
"tóxica" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "toxinas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- toxinas ← otxinas · toixnas · toxians · toxinass · toxinnas · toxinsa · toxnias · toxxinas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tóxica" and "toxinas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tóxica" or "toxinas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tóxica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toxinas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tóxica" and "toxinas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tobías vs toxinas". 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 #157,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.