Which to use
“té” and “ty” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,126
- “té” frequency rank
- #28,987
- “ty” frequency rank
- 33113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | té | ty |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Flauta china de seis agujeros. |
Where the eye mixes té and ty
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: té vs ty
A purely visual mix-up. té ([ˈt̪e]) and ty ([ˈt̪i]) 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 a single letter - é in “té” becomes y in “ty”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33113, 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]. ty is at rank #28,987, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪i].
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 33113, this pair ranks #198,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of té vs ty
Shared letters: t. Private to "té": é. Private to "ty": y.
"té" · 2 letters · shape CV · "ty" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "té" and "ty" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "té" or "ty"?
What to do next
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 "ty" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "té" and "ty" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toys vs ty". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #198,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.