tadvstasaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#46,240
“tad” frequency rank
#2,136
“tasa” frequency rank
48376
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tad tasa
Definition Padre. Magnitud medida en relación a otra. Generalmente es el resultado de dividir dos cantidades.

Where the eye mixes tad and tasa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
tad
4 ch
tasa

Look-alike desk: tad vs tasa

A purely visual mix-up. tad (/ˈtɑːt/) and tasa ([ˈt̪asa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tad is recorded at frequency rank #46,240, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɑːt/. tasa is at rank #2,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪asa].

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 48376, this pair ranks #114,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tad vs tasa

Shared letters: at. Private to "tad": d. Private to "tasa": s.

"tad" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "tasa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tasaatsa · taas · tassa · tsaa · ttasa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tad" and "tasa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈtɑːt/ versus [ˈt̪asa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tad" or "tasa"?
"tasa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,136 in our Spanish list, against #46,240 for "tad". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "tad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tasa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #114,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tad" and "tasa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tad vs task". 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 #114,835 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