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Which to use

“teje” and “tex” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,636
“teje” frequency rank
#27,421
“tex” frequency rank
73057
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature teje tex
Definition Variante poco usada de tejo. Cuñado.

Where the eye mixes teje and tex

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. teje runs 4 letters (CVCV) against tex's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
teje
3 ch
tex

Look-alike desk: teje vs tex

A purely visual mix-up. teje ([ˈt̪exe]) and tex (/ˈteʃ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

teje is recorded at frequency rank #45,636, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪exe]. tex is at rank #27,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈteʃ/.

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 73057, this pair ranks #24,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of teje vs tex

Shared letters: et. Private to "teje": j. Private to "tex": x.

"teje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "tex" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • teje ← etje · teej · tejje · tjee · tteje

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "teje" for "tex" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪exe] versus /ˈteʃ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "teje" or "tex" show up more?
"tex" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,421 in our Spanish list, against #45,636 for "teje". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "teje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "teje" and "tex" 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 #24,088 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