Which to use
“tale” is a verb and “tas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,971
- “tale” frequency rank
- #14,234
- “tas” frequency rank
- 64205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tale | tas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de talar o de talarse. | Yunque de platero. |
Where the eye mixes tale and tas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tale is [ˈt̪ale] while tas is [ˈt̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tale is recorded at frequency rank #49,971, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ale]. tas is at rank #14,234, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪as].
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 64205, this pair ranks #46,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tale vs tas
Shared letters: at. Private to "tale": el. Private to "tas": s.
"tale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tale ← atle · tael · tlae · ttale