Which to use
“tae” and “té” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,830
- “tae” frequency rank
- #4,126
- “té” frequency rank
- 21956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tae | té |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Té. | (Camellia sinensis) Arbusto de la famila de las cameliáceas, originario de Assam y de Bengala. Fue cultivado en China desde el siglo IV e introducido en Europa en el siglo XVI. Es perenne, de no más de 4 metros de altura, con hojas lanceoladas, ligeramente pubescentes, de hasta 15 centímetros de longitud y 5 de ancho. Las flores son blanco-amarillentas. |
Where the eye mixes tae and té
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tae with té
A purely visual mix-up. tae ([t̪ˠeː]) and té ([ˈt̪e]) 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 21956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tae is recorded at frequency rank #17,830, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ˠeː]. té is at rank #4,126, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪e].
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 21956, this pair ranks #252,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tae vs té
Shared letters: t. Private to "tae": ae. Private to "té": é.
"tae" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "té" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tae" for "té" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tae" or "té"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tae" and "té" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tae" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "té" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tae" and "té" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tae vs task". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #252,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.