Which to use
“tecla” and “teclado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,300
- “tecla” frequency rank
- #5,897
- “teclado” frequency rank
- 23197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tecla | teclado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cada una de las piezas que se oprimen con los dedos para hacer sonar ciertos instrumentos musicales o para hacer funcionar ciertos aparatos | Conjunto de teclas de un instrumento o mecanismo. |
Where the eye mixes tecla and teclado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tecla runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against teclado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tecla with teclado
A purely visual mix-up. tecla ([ˈt̪ekla]) and teclado ([t̪eˈklað̞o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “tecla” sits inside “teclado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tecla is recorded at frequency rank #17,300, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ekla]. teclado is at rank #5,897, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪eˈklað̞o].
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 23197, this pair ranks #246,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tecla vs teclado
Shared letters: acelt. Private to "tecla": -. Private to "teclado": do.
"tecla" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "teclado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tecla" and "teclado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tecla" or "teclado" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tecla" and "teclado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tecla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teclado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tecla" and "teclado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tecla vs terca". 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 #246,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.