Which to use
“taxista” and “taxistas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,939
- “taxista” frequency rank
- #11,498
- “taxistas” frequency rank
- 22437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taxista | taxistas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se dedica a conducir un taxi. | Forma del plural de taxista. |
Where the eye mixes taxista and taxistas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. taxista runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against taxistas's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses taxista with taxistas
A purely visual mix-up. taxista ([t̪akˈsist̪a]) and taxistas ([t̪akˈsist̪as]) 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) - “taxista” sits inside “taxistas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taxista is recorded at frequency rank #10,939, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪akˈsist̪a]. taxistas is at rank #11,498, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪akˈsist̪as].
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 22437, this pair ranks #250,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of taxista vs taxistas
Shared letters: aistx. Private to "taxista": -. Private to "taxistas": -.
"taxista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "taxistas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "taxista" and "taxistas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "taxista" or "taxistas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "taxista" and "taxistas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "taxista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taxistas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taxista" and "taxistas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tácita vs taxista". 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 #250,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.