# tar vs tel

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### tar
*verb · IPA [ˈt̪aɾ] · frequency rank #27,797*
Variante subestándar de estar.

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

## Source
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Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/tar-vs-tel