TagvstusWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Tag is a noun, tus is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Tag” is a noun and “tus” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,870
“Tag” frequency rank
#230
“tus” frequency rank
12100
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tag tus
Definition Día. Se usa para llamar a los perros, generalmente repetida.

Where the eye mixes Tag and tus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
Tag
3 ch
tus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tag is [taːk] while tus is [t̪us]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Tag is recorded at frequency rank #11,870, classified as anoun, pronounced [taːk]. tus is at rank #230, tagged as anintj, pronounced [t̪us].

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 12100, this pair ranks #292,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Tag vs tus

Shared letters: t. Private to "Tag": ag. Private to "tus": su.

"Tag" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "tus" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Tag" and "tus" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Tag" is a noun and "tus" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Tag" or "tus"?
"tus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #230 in our Spanish list, against #11,870 for "Tag". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list