Which to use
“tas” and “té” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,234
- “tas” frequency rank
- #4,126
- “té” frequency rank
- 18360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tas | té |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Yunque de platero. | (Camellia sinensis) Arbusto de la famila de las cameliáceas, originario de Assam y de Bengala. Fue cultivado en China desde el siglo IV e introducido en Europa en el siglo XVI. Es perenne, de no más de 4 metros de altura, con hojas lanceoladas, ligeramente pubescentes, de hasta 15 centímetros de longitud y 5 de ancho. Las flores son blanco-amarillentas. |
Where the eye mixes tas and té
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between tas and té
A purely visual mix-up. tas ([ˈt̪as]) and té ([ˈt̪e]) 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 18360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tas is recorded at frequency rank #14,234, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪as]. té is at rank #4,126, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪e].
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 18360, this pair ranks #268,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tas vs té
Shared letters: t. Private to "tas": as. Private to "té": é.
"tas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "té" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tas" for "té" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tas" vs "té" - 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 "tas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "té" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tas" and "té" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tas vs toys". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #268,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.