targetvstarjetaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#25,060
“target” frequency rank
#1,964
“tarjeta” frequency rank
27024
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature target tarjeta
Definition Sector del mercado al que se dirige una acción de marketing, o al que se considera como cliente potencial. Ornamento en relieve que lleva una inscripción informativa o un grabado decorativo en la fachada de un edificio.

Where the eye mixes target and tarjeta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
target
7 ch
tarjeta

Look-alike desk: target vs tarjeta

A purely visual mix-up. target ([t̪aɾˈxet̪]) and tarjeta ([t̪aɾˈxet̪a]) 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 27024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

target is recorded at frequency rank #25,060, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪aɾˈxet̪]. tarjeta is at rank #1,964, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪aɾˈxet̪a].

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 27024, this pair ranks #228,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of target vs tarjeta

Shared letters: aert. Private to "target": g. Private to "tarjeta": j.

"target" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "tarjeta" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • targetatrget · tagret · taregt · targett · targget · targte · tarrget · traget
  • tarjetaatrjeta · tajreta · tarejta · tarjeat · tarjetta · tarjjeta · tarjtea · tarrjeta

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "target" and "tarjeta" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪aɾˈxet̪] versus [t̪aɾˈxet̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "target" or "tarjeta" show up more?
"tarjeta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,964 in our Spanish list, against #25,060 for "target". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "target" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tarjeta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #228,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "target" and "tarjeta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tarden vs target". 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 #228,822 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