Which to use
“tardas” is an adjective and “tardes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,134
- “tardas” frequency rank
- #4,202
- “tardes” frequency rank
- 35336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tardas | tardes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de tardo. | Forma del plural de tarde. |
Where the eye mixes tardas and tardes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tardas and tardes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: tardas vs tardes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tardas is [ˈt̪aɾð̞as] while tardes is [ˈt̪aɾð̞es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “tardas” becomes e in “tardes”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tardas is recorded at frequency rank #31,134, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪aɾð̞as]. tardes is at rank #4,202, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪aɾð̞es].
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 35336, this pair ranks #186,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tardas vs tardes
Shared letters: adrst. Private to "tardas": -. Private to "tardes": e.
"tardas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tardes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tardas" and "tardes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tardas" or "tardes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tardas" and "tardes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tardas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tardes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tardas" and "tardes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tardas vs turbas". 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 #186,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.