Which to use
“tejado” is a noun and “tejados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,799
- “tejado” frequency rank
- #24,326
- “tejados” frequency rank
- 38125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tejado | tejados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte que remata y cierra un edificio por su cara superior | Forma del plural de tejado, participio de tejar. |
Where the eye mixes tejado and tejados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tejado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against tejados's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tejado and tejados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tejado is [t̪eˈxað̞o] while tejados is [t̪eˈxað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “tejado” sits inside “tejados”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tejado is recorded at frequency rank #13,799, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪eˈxað̞o]. tejados is at rank #24,326, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪eˈxað̞os].
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 38125, this pair ranks #171,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tejado vs tejados
Shared letters: adejot. Private to "tejado": -. Private to "tejados": s.
"tejado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tejados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tejado" for "tejados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tejado" or "tejados"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tejado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tejados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tejado" and "tejados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tejados vs Tejedor". 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 #171,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.