Which to use
“tardes” and “tildes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,202
- “tardes” frequency rank
- #49,317
- “tildes” frequency rank
- 53519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tardes | tildes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de tarde. | Forma del plural de tilde. |
Where the eye mixes tardes and tildes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tardes and tildes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between tardes and tildes
A purely visual mix-up. tardes ([ˈt̪aɾð̞es]) and tildes ([ˈt̪il̪d̪es]) 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 53519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tardes is recorded at frequency rank #4,202, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪aɾð̞es]. tildes is at rank #49,317, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪il̪d̪es].
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 53519, this pair ranks #87,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tardes vs tildes
Shared letters: dest. Private to "tardes": ar. Private to "tildes": il.
"tardes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tildes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tardes" for "tildes" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tardes" and "tildes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tardes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tildes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tardes" and "tildes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tildes vs toldos". 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 #87,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.