Which to use
“tablas” and “tareas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,362
- “tablas” frequency rank
- #2,688
- “tareas” frequency rank
- 9050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tablas | tareas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Situación de un partido, especialmente en las damas y el ajedrez, en la que ninguno de los dos jugadores se lleva la victoria. | Forma del plural de tarea. |
Where the eye mixes tablas and tareas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tablas vs tareas
A purely visual mix-up. tablas ([ˈt̪aβ̞las]) and tareas ([t̪aˈɾeas]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tablas is recorded at frequency rank #6,362, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪aβ̞las]. tareas is at rank #2,688, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪aˈɾeas].
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 9050, this pair ranks #303,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tablas vs tareas
Shared letters: ast. Private to "tablas": bl. Private to "tareas": er.
"tablas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tareas" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tablas" and "tareas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tablas" or "tareas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tablas" and "tareas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tablas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tareas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tablas" and "tareas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tablada vs tablas". 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 #303,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.