# tapo vs tico

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### tapo
*verb · IPA [ˈt̪apo] · frequency rank #49,973*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de tapar o de taparse.

### tico
*adjective · IPA [ˈt̪iko] · frequency rank #25,842*
Originario, relativo a, o propio de Costa Rica.

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