Which to use
“telón” and “tesón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,723
- “telón” frequency rank
- #47,449
- “tesón” frequency rank
- 62172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | telón | tesón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gran cortina que se use en el teatro entre el estrádo y los espectadores. | Continuidad del esfuerzo hacia una meta, en especial frente a la fatiga o adversidad. |
Where the eye mixes telón and tesón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. telón and tesón follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: telón vs tesón
A purely visual mix-up. telón ([t̪eˈlõn]) and tesón ([t̪eˈsõn]) 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 a single letter - l in “telón” becomes s in “tesón”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
telón is recorded at frequency rank #14,723, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪eˈlõn]. tesón is at rank #47,449, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪eˈsõn].
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 62172, this pair ranks #52,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of telón vs tesón
Shared letters: entó. Private to "telón": l. Private to "tesón": s.
"telón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tesón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "telón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tesón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "telón" and "tesón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tejo vs tesón". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #52,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.