Which to use
“tac” and “té” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,971
- “tac” frequency rank
- #4,126
- “té” frequency rank
- 19097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tac | té |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sonido que se repite con cierta frecuencia similar al ritmo cardiaco. | (Camellia sinensis) Arbusto de la famila de las cameliáceas, originario de Assam y de Bengala. Fue cultivado en China desde el siglo IV e introducido en Europa en el siglo XVI. Es perenne, de no más de 4 metros de altura, con hojas lanceoladas, ligeramente pubescentes, de hasta 15 centímetros de longitud y 5 de ancho. Las flores son blanco-amarillentas. |
Where the eye mixes tac and té
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tac vs té
A purely visual mix-up. tac ([ˈt̪ak]) and té ([ˈt̪e]) 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 19097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tac is recorded at frequency rank #14,971, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ak]. té is at rank #4,126, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪e].
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 19097, this pair ranks #265,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tac vs té
Shared letters: t. Private to "tac": ac. Private to "té": é.
"tac" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "té" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tac" for "té" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tac" vs "té" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tac" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "té" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tac" and "té" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tac vs task". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #265,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.