# tercos vs tuercas

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### tercos
*adjective · IPA [ˈt̪eɾkos] · frequency rank #48,727*
Forma del plural de terco.

### tuercas
*noun · IPA [ˈt̪weɾkas] · frequency rank #34,820*
Forma del plural de tuerca.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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