Which to use
“tachan” and “tachar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,107
- “tachan” frequency rank
- #40,565
- “tachar” frequency rank
- 88672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tachan | tachar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tachar. | Cruzar con una línea lo escrito, o rayarlo, para que no se pueda leer, o para que se interprete como anulado. :*Sinónimo: tarjar |
Where the eye mixes tachan and tachar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tachan vs tachar
A purely visual mix-up. tachan ([ˈt̪at͡ʃãn]) and tachar ([t̪aˈt͡ʃaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “tachan” becomes r in “tachar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tachan is recorded at frequency rank #48,107, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪at͡ʃãn]. tachar is at rank #40,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪aˈt͡ʃaɾ].
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 88672, this pair ranks #3,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tachan vs tachar
Shared letters: acht. Private to "tachan": n. Private to "tachar": r.
"tachan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tachar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tachan" and "tachar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tachan" vs "tachar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tachan" and "tachar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tachan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tachar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tachan" and "tachar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tacaño vs tachan". 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 #3,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.