Which to use
“team” and “teje” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,238
- “team” frequency rank
- #45,636
- “teje” frequency rank
- 51874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | team | teje |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Equipo (grupo de personas). | Variante poco usada de tejo. |
Where the eye mixes team and teje
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses team with teje
A purely visual mix-up. team (/ti:m/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
team is recorded at frequency rank #6,238, classified as anoun, pronounced /ti:m/. 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 51874, this pair ranks #95,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of team vs teje
Shared letters: et. Private to "team": am. Private to "teje": j.
"team" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "teje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "team" for "teje" ever safe?
Frequency check: "team" vs "teje" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "team" and "teje" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "team" 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 #95,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "team" 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 #95,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.