Which to use
“té” and “teje” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,126
- “té” frequency rank
- #45,636
- “teje” frequency rank
- 49762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | té | teje |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (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. | Variante poco usada de tejo. |
Where the eye mixes té and teje
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between té and teje
A purely visual mix-up. té ([ˈt̪e]) and teje ([ˈt̪exe]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
té is recorded at frequency rank #4,126, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪e]. teje is at rank #45,636, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪exe].
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 49762, this pair ranks #106,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of té vs teje
Shared letters: t. Private to "té": é. Private to "teje": ej.
"té" · 2 letters · shape CV · "teje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- teje ← etje · teej · tejje · tjee · tteje
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "té" and "teje" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "té" vs "teje" - 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 "té" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teje" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "té" and "teje" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tale vs teje". 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 #106,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.