Which to use
“té” and “true” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,126
- “té” frequency rank
- #13,807
- “true” frequency rank
- 17933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | té | true |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Miembro de la subcultura metalera caracterizada por su gusto musical purista. |
Where the eye mixes té and true
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between té and true
A purely visual mix-up. té ([ˈt̪e]) and true ([ˈt̪ɾwe]) 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 17933, 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]. true is at rank #13,807, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾwe].
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 17933, this pair ranks #270,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of té vs true
Shared letters: t. Private to "té": é. Private to "true": eru.
"té" · 2 letters · shape CV · "true" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- true ← rtue · treu · trrue · ttrue · ture
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "té" and "true" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "té" or "true"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "té" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "true" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "té" and "true" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tale vs true". 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 #270,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.