Which to use
“tablas” and “tazas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,362
- “tablas” frequency rank
- #13,570
- “tazas” frequency rank
- 19932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tablas | tazas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 taza. |
Where the eye mixes tablas and tazas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tablas and tazas
A purely visual mix-up. tablas ([ˈt̪aβ̞las]) 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 19932, 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]. 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 19932, this pair ranks #261,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tablas vs tazas
Shared letters: ast. Private to "tablas": bl. Private to "tazas": z.
"tablas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tazas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tablas" for "tazas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tablas" or "tazas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tablas" 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 #261,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tablas" and "tazas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tamos vs tazas". 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 #261,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.