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

#31,568
“taba” frequency rank
#13,570
“tazas” frequency rank
45138
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature taba tazas
Definition Cualquiera de los varios huesos que en los tetrápodos se ubican entre la tibia y el metatarso, formando la parte más próxima a la distal en las extremidades posteriores Forma del plural de taza.

Where the eye mixes taba and tazas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. taba runs 4 letters (CVCV) against tazas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
taba
5 ch
tazas

Look-alike desk: taba vs tazas

A purely visual mix-up. taba ([ˈt̪aβ̞a]) and tazas ([ˈt̪asas]) 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 45138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

taba is recorded at frequency rank #31,568, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪aβ̞a]. tazas is at rank #13,570, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪asas].

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 45138, this pair ranks #133,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of taba vs tazas

Shared letters: at. Private to "taba": b. Private to "tazas": sz.

"taba" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "tazas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • taba ← atba · taab · tabba · tava · tbaa · ttaba
  • tazas ← atzas · taazs · tazass · tazsa · tazzas · ttazas · tzaas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "taba" and "tazas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪aβ̞a] versus [ˈt̪asas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "taba" vs "tazas" - which ranks higher?
"tazas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,570 in our Spanish list, against #31,568 for "taba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "taba" and "tazas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "taba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tazas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #133,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "taba" and "tazas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taba vs task". 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 #133,168 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