Which to use
“tardas” and “tardías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,134
- “tardas” frequency rank
- #45,038
- “tardías” frequency rank
- 76172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tardas | tardías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de tardo. | Forma del femenino plural de tardío. |
Where the eye mixes tardas and tardías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tardas runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against tardías's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tardas with tardías
A purely visual mix-up. tardas ([ˈt̪aɾð̞as]) and tardías ([t̪aɾˈð̞ias]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76172, 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]. tardías is at rank #45,038, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪aɾˈð̞ias].
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 76172, this pair ranks #18,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tardas vs tardías
Shared letters: adrst. Private to "tardas": -. Private to "tardías": í.
"tardas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tardías" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tardas ← atrdas · tadras · tarads · tardass · tarddas · tardsa · tarrdas · tradas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tardas" and "tardías" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tardas" vs "tardías" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tardas" and "tardías" 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 "tardías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tardas" and "tardías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tardías 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 #18,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.