Which to use
“tachan” is a verb and “tacho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,107
- “tachan” frequency rank
- #37,876
- “tacho” frequency rank
- 85983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tachan | tacho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tachar. | Recipiente grande con fondo plano, de metal u otro material, especialmente el usado para arrojar la basura. |
Where the eye mixes tachan and tacho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tachan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against tacho's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tachan and tacho
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tachan is [ˈt̪at͡ʃãn] while tacho is [ˈt̪at͡ʃo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85983, 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]. tacho is at rank #37,876, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪at͡ʃo].
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 85983, this pair ranks #5,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tachan vs tacho
Shared letters: acht. Private to "tachan": n. Private to "tacho": o.
"tachan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tacho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tachan" and "tacho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tachan" or "tacho" 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 "tachan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tacho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tachan" and "tacho" 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 #5,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.