Which to use
“tele” and “tilde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,203
- “tele” frequency rank
- #24,332
- “tilde” frequency rank
- 28535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tele | tilde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apócope de televisión. | El acento agudo; marca gráfica ´ que se usa, en castellano, para indicar la sílaba en donde recae el acento prosódico cuando las reglas ortográficas prescriben que es necesario hacerlo o que, de lo contrario, caería en otra sílaba. |
Where the eye mixes tele and tilde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tele with tilde
A purely visual mix-up. tele ([ˈt̪ele]) and tilde ([ˈt̪il̪d̪e]) 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 28535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tele is recorded at frequency rank #4,203, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ele]. tilde is at rank #24,332, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪il̪d̪e].
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 28535, this pair ranks #221,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tele vs tilde
Shared letters: elt. Private to "tele": -. Private to "tilde": di.
"tele" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tele" for "tilde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tele" vs "tilde" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tilde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tele" and "tilde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tale vs tilde". 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 #221,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.