Which to use
“tachar” is a verb and “tacho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,565
- “tachar” frequency rank
- #37,876
- “tacho” frequency rank
- 78441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tachar | tacho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cruzar con una línea lo escrito, o rayarlo, para que no se pueda leer, o para que se interprete como anulado. :*Sinónimo: tarjar | Recipiente grande con fondo plano, de metal u otro material, especialmente el usado para arrojar la basura. |
Where the eye mixes tachar and tacho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tachar 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 tachar and tacho
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tachar is [t̪aˈt͡ʃaɾ] 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 78441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tachar is recorded at frequency rank #40,565, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪aˈt͡ʃaɾ]. 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 78441, this pair ranks #14,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tachar vs tacho
Shared letters: acht. Private to "tachar": r. Private to "tacho": o.
"tachar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tacho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tachar" and "tacho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tachar" vs "tacho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tachar" and "tacho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tachar" 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 #14,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tachar" and "tacho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tachan vs tachar". 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 #14,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.