tejovstexTell them apart

Which to use

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

#46,836
“tejo” frequency rank
#27,421
“tex” frequency rank
74257
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tejo tex
Definition Pedazo de piedra plana y redondeada, o trozo de teja que se usa en diversos juegos. Cuñado.

Where the eye mixes tejo and tex

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
tejo
3 ch
tex

Visual trap between tejo and tex

A purely visual mix-up. tejo ([ˈt̪exo]) 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 74257, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tejo is recorded at frequency rank #46,836, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪exo]. 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 74257, this pair ranks #21,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tejo vs tex

Shared letters: et. Private to "tejo": jo. Private to "tex": x.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tejoetjo · tejjo · teoj · tjeo · ttejo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tejo" and "tex" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪exo] versus /ˈteʃ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tejo" or "tex"?
"tex" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,421 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "tejo" 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 #21,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tejo" and "tex" 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 #21,643 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