taradosvstejadosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#31,571
“tarados” frequency rank
#24,326
“tejados” frequency rank
55897
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tarados tejados
Definition Forma del plural de tarado, participio de tarar. Forma del plural de tejado, participio de tejar.

Where the eye mixes tarados and tejados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tarados and tejados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
tarados
7 ch
tejados

Visual trap between tarados and tejados

A purely visual mix-up. tarados ([t̪aˈɾað̞os]) and tejados ([t̪eˈxað̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tarados is recorded at frequency rank #31,571, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪aˈɾað̞os]. tejados is at rank #24,326, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪eˈxað̞os].

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 55897, this pair ranks #76,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tarados vs tejados

Shared letters: adost. Private to "tarados": r. Private to "tejados": ej.

"tarados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "tejados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tarados ← atrados · taardos · taraddos · taradoss · taradso · taraods · tardaos · tarrados
  • tejados ← etjados · teajdos · tejaddos · tejadoss · tejadso · tejaods · tejdaos · tejjados

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tarados" and "tejados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪aˈɾað̞os] versus [t̪eˈxað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tarados" vs "tejados" - which ranks higher?
"tejados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,326 in our Spanish list, against #31,571 for "tarados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tarados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tejados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #76,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tarados" and "tejados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tarados vs tardíos". 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 #76,868 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