Which to use
“tardía” and “tardías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,737
- “tardía” frequency rank
- #45,038
- “tardías” frequency rank
- 60775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tardía | tardías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de tardío. | Forma del femenino plural de tardío. |
Where the eye mixes tardía and tardías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tardía runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against tardías's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tardía vs tardías
A purely visual mix-up. tardía ([t̪aɾˈð̞ia]) 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 extra letter(s) - “tardía” sits inside “tardías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tardía is recorded at frequency rank #15,737, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪aɾˈð̞ia]. 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 60775, this pair ranks #57,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tardía vs tardías
Shared letters: adrtí. Private to "tardía": -. Private to "tardías": s.
"tardía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "tardías" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tardía" and "tardías" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tardía" vs "tardías" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tardía" 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 #57,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tardía" and "tardías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tardías vs tardíos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #57,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.