Which to use
“tarjeta” and “tarjetas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,964
- “tarjeta” frequency rank
- #3,366
- “tarjetas” frequency rank
- 5330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tarjeta | tarjetas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ornamento en relieve que lleva una inscripción informativa o un grabado decorativo en la fachada de un edificio. | Forma del plural de tarjeta. |
Where the eye mixes tarjeta and tarjetas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tarjeta with tarjetas
A purely visual mix-up. tarjeta ([t̪aɾˈxet̪a]) and tarjetas ([t̪aɾˈxet̪as]) 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) - “tarjeta” sits inside “tarjetas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tarjeta is recorded at frequency rank #1,964, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪aɾˈxet̪a]. tarjetas is at rank #3,366, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪aɾˈxet̪as].
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 5330, this pair ranks #313,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tarjeta vs tarjetas
Shared letters: aejrt. Private to "tarjeta": -. Private to "tarjetas": s.
"tarjeta" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "tarjetas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tarjeta" and "tarjetas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tarjeta" vs "tarjetas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tarjeta" and "tarjetas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tarjeta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tarjetas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tarjeta" and "tarjetas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tarjeta vs treta". 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 #313,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.