Which to use
“té” and “tejo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,126
- “té” frequency rank
- #46,836
- “tejo” frequency rank
- 50962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | té | tejo |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Pedazo de piedra plana y redondeada, o trozo de teja que se usa en diversos juegos. |
Where the eye mixes té and tejo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses té with tejo
A purely visual mix-up. té ([ˈt̪e]) and tejo ([ˈt̪exo]) 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 50962, 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]. tejo is at rank #46,836, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪exo].
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 50962, this pair ranks #100,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of té vs tejo
Shared letters: t. Private to "té": é. Private to "tejo": ejo.
"té" · 2 letters · shape CV · "tejo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tejo ← etjo · tejjo · teoj · tjeo · ttejo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "té" and "tejo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "té" or "tejo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "té" and "tejo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "té" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tejo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "té" and "tejo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tapo vs tejo". 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 #100,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.