# tale vs tel

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### tale
*verb · IPA [ˈt̪ale] · frequency rank #49,971*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de talar o de talarse.

### tel
*adjective · IPA [tɛl] · frequency rank #7,632*
Tal.

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