Which to use
“tacho” and “tacón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,876
- “tacho” frequency rank
- #28,581
- “tacón” frequency rank
- 66457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tacho | tacón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recipiente grande con fondo plano, de metal u otro material, especialmente el usado para arrojar la basura. | Pieza fijada a la suela del calzado, debajo del talón del pie, para dar soporte a este |
Where the eye mixes tacho and tacón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tacho (CVCCV) and tacón (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: tacho vs tacón
A purely visual mix-up. tacho ([ˈt̪at͡ʃo]) and tacón ([t̪aˈkõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tacho is recorded at frequency rank #37,876, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪at͡ʃo]. tacón is at rank #28,581, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪aˈkõn].
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 66457, this pair ranks #39,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tacho vs tacón
Shared letters: act. Private to "tacho": ho. Private to "tacón": nó.
"tacho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tacón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tacho ← atcho · taccho · tachho · tacoh · tahco · tcaho · ttacho
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tacho" for "tacón" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tacho" or "tacón"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tacho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tacón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tacho" and "tacón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tacho vs tapo". 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 #39,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.