Which to use
“taxis” and “taxista” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,726
- “taxis” frequency rank
- #10,939
- “taxista” frequency rank
- 19665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taxis | taxista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Movimiento de orientación o crecimiento con el que reacciona un organismo frente a un estímulo externo. | Que se dedica a conducir un taxi. |
Where the eye mixes taxis and taxista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. taxis runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against taxista's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses taxis with taxista
A purely visual mix-up. taxis ([ˈt̪aksis]) and taxista ([t̪akˈsist̪a]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “taxis” sits inside “taxista”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taxis is recorded at frequency rank #8,726, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪aksis]. taxista is at rank #10,939, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪akˈsist̪a].
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 19665, this pair ranks #262,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of taxis vs taxista
Shared letters: aistx. Private to "taxis": -. Private to "taxista": -.
"taxis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "taxista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "taxis" for "taxista" ever safe?
Frequency check: "taxis" vs "taxista" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "taxis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taxista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taxis" and "taxista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tamos vs taxis". 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 #262,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.