Which to use
“tape” and “té” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,796
- “tape” frequency rank
- #4,126
- “té” frequency rank
- 31922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tape | té |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona aindiada, de color moreno, que conserva el tipo de los guaraníes que habitaban la reducción jesuítica de Santo Tomé Apóstol en las Misiones, a la cual se decía Provincia del Tapé. | (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 tape and té
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tape with té
A purely visual mix-up. tape ([ˈt̪ape]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tape is recorded at frequency rank #27,796, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ape]. 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 31922, this pair ranks #204,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tape vs té
Shared letters: t. Private to "tape": aep. Private to "té": é.
"tape" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "té" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tape ← atpe · taep · tappe · tpae · ttape
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tape" for "té" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tape" vs "té" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tape" 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 #204,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tape" and "té" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tape vs task". 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 #204,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.