Which to use
“tenso” is an adjective and “texto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,833
- “tenso” frequency rank
- #927
- “texto” frequency rank
- 18760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenso | texto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En tensión. | Registro, especialmente si escrito, de un enunciado o una serie de ellos |
Where the eye mixes tenso and texto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tenso and texto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tenso is [ˈt̪ẽnso] while texto is [ˈt̪ekst̪o]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenso is recorded at frequency rank #17,833, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪ẽnso]. texto is at rank #927, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ekst̪o].
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 18760, this pair ranks #266,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tenso vs texto
Shared letters: eot. Private to "tenso": ns. Private to "texto": x.
"tenso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "texto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tenso" for "texto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tenso" vs "texto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tenso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "texto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenso" and "texto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tenso vs tiento". 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 #266,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.