# tad vs tardo

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### tad
*noun · IPA /ˈtɑːt/ · frequency rank #46,240*
Padre.

### tardo
*adjective · IPA [ˈt̪aɾð̞o] · frequency rank #19,267*
Que obra de modo lento o con pereza.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/tad-vs-tardo