# tax vs ten

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### tax
*noun · IPA /tæks/ · frequency rank #35,275*
Impuesto.

### ten
*verb · IPA [ˈt̪ẽn] · frequency rank #3,450*
Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de tener.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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