Which to use
“teja” and “teje” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,965
- “teja” frequency rank
- #45,636
- “teje” frequency rank
- 74601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teja | teje |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pieza con la que se forman cubiertas en los edificios. | Variante poco usada de tejo. |
Where the eye mixes teja and teje
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. teja and teje follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between teja and teje
A purely visual mix-up. teja ([ˈt̪exa]) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “teja” becomes e in “teje”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teja is recorded at frequency rank #28,965, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪exa]. 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 74601, this pair ranks #21,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of teja vs teje
Shared letters: ejt. Private to "teja": a. Private to "teje": -.
"teja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "teje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "teja" 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 #21,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teja" 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 #21,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.