tallavstazaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,896
“talla” frequency rank
#6,735
“taza” frequency rank
12631
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature talla taza
Definition Acción o efecto de tallar. Vasija pequeña, con un asa, que se posa sobre un platillo, usada comúnmente para tomar líquidos calientes.

Where the eye mixes talla and taza

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
talla
4 ch
taza

Why the eye confuses talla with taza

A purely visual mix-up. talla ([ˈt̪aʝa]) and taza ([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 12631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

talla is recorded at frequency rank #5,896, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪aʝa]. taza is at rank #6,735, 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 12631, this pair ranks #290,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of talla vs taza

Shared letters: at. Private to "talla": l. Private to "taza": z.

"talla" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "taza" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tallaatlla · talal · tlala · ttalla
  • tazaatza · taaz · tazza · ttaza · tzaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "talla" for "taza" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪aʝa] versus [ˈt̪asa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "talla" or "taza"?
"talla" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,896 in our Spanish list, against #6,735 for "taza". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "talla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "taza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #290,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "talla" and "taza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "task vs taza". 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 #290,843 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