Which to use
“tejida” is a participle and “tímida” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,976
- “tejida” frequency rank
- #16,724
- “tímida” frequency rank
- 66700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tejida | tímida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de tejido, participio de tejer o de tejerse. | Forma del femenino de tímido. |
Where the eye mixes tejida and tímida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tejida and tímida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tejida is [t̪eˈxið̞a] while tímida is [ˈt̪imið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tejida is recorded at frequency rank #49,976, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪eˈxið̞a]. tímida is at rank #16,724, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪imið̞a].
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 66700, this pair ranks #39,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tejida vs tímida
Shared letters: adit. Private to "tejida": ej. Private to "tímida": mí.
"tejida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tímida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tejida ← etjida · teijda · tejdia · tejiad · tejidda · tejjida · tjeida · ttejida
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tejida" for "tímida" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tejida" or "tímida" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tejida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tímida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tejida" and "tímida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tejida vs teñida". 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 #39,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.