tasvstulTell them apart

Which to use

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

#14,234
“tas” frequency rank
#47,471
“tul” frequency rank
61705
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tas tul
Definition Yunque de platero. Tejido delgado y transparente que permite pasar la luz.

Where the eye mixes tas and tul

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
tas
3 ch
tul

Visual trap between tas and tul

A purely visual mix-up. tas ([ˈt̪as]) and tul ([ˈt̪ul]) 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 61705, 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]. tul is at rank #47,471, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ul].

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 61705, this pair ranks #54,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tas vs tul

Shared letters: t. Private to "tas": as. Private to "tul": lu.

"tas" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "tul" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tas" and "tul" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪as] versus [ˈt̪ul]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tas" vs "tul" - which ranks higher?
"tas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,234 in our Spanish list, against #47,471 for "tul". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "tas" and "tul" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tul" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #54,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tas" and "tul" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tale vs tul". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #54,515 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