Which to use
“tejado” and “tejo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,799
- “tejado” frequency rank
- #46,836
- “tejo” frequency rank
- 60635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tejado | tejo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte que remata y cierra un edificio por su cara superior | Pedazo de piedra plana y redondeada, o trozo de teja que se usa en diversos juegos. |
Where the eye mixes tejado and tejo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tejado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against tejo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tejado vs tejo
A purely visual mix-up. tejado ([t̪eˈxað̞o]) and tejo ([ˈt̪exo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60635, 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]. tejo is at rank #46,836, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪exo].
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 60635, this pair ranks #58,260 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tejado vs tejo
Shared letters: ejot. Private to "tejado": ad. Private to "tejo": -.
"tejado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tejo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tejado" and "tejo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tejado" or "tejo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tejado" and "tejo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tejado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tejo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,260 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tejado" and "tejo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tapo vs tejo". 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 #58,260 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.