tejadovstejoWhat's the difference?

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“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.

6 ch
tejado
4 ch
tejo

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

  • tejado ← etjado · teajdo · tejaddo · tejaod · tejdao · tejjado · tjeado · ttejado
  • tejo ← etjo · tejjo · teoj · tjeo · ttejo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tejado" and "tejo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪eˈxað̞o] versus [ˈt̪exo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tejado" or "tejo"?
"tejado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,799 in our Spanish list, against #46,836 for "tejo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list