Which to use
“té” and “term” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,126
- “té” frequency rank
- #45,044
- “term” frequency rank
- 49170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | té | term |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Término. |
Where the eye mixes té and term
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between té and term
A purely visual mix-up. té ([ˈt̪e]) and term (/tɜːm/) 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 49170, 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]. term is at rank #45,044, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɜːm/.
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 49170, this pair ranks #110,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of té vs term
Shared letters: t. Private to "té": é. Private to "term": emr.
"té" · 2 letters · shape CV · "term" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- term ← etrm · temr · termm · terrm · trem · tterm
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "té" and "term" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "té" or "term" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "té" and "term" 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 "term" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "té" and "term" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "term vs termos". 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 #110,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.