tácitavstácitoTell them apart

Which to use

“tácita” and “tácito” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,050
“tácita” frequency rank
#29,434
“tácito” frequency rank
69484
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tácita tácito
Definition Forma del femenino singular de tácito. Que se entiende sin necesidad de una expresión directa.

Where the eye mixes tácita and tácito

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tácita and tácito follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
tácita
6 ch
tácito

Why the eye confuses tácita with tácito

A purely visual mix-up. tácita ([ˈt̪asit̪a]) and tácito ([ˈt̪asit̪o]) 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 - a in “tácita” becomes o in “tácito”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tácita is recorded at frequency rank #40,050, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪asit̪a]. tácito is at rank #29,434, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪asit̪o].

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 69484, this pair ranks #31,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tácita vs tácito

Shared letters: citá. Private to "tácita": a. Private to "tácito": o.

"tácita" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "tácito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tácita" for "tácito" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪asit̪a] versus [ˈt̪asit̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tácita" vs "tácito" - which ranks higher?
"tácito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,434 in our Spanish list, against #40,050 for "tácita". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "tácita" and "tácito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tácita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tácito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tácita" and "tácito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tácita vs tramita". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #31,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list