# taco vs tact

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### taco
*noun · IPA /ˈtɑ.koʊ/ · frequency rank #11,476*
A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa.

### tact
*noun · IPA /tækt/ · frequency rank #26,277*
Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing and avoid statements that will give offence or pain even if true.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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