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Which to use

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

#28,970
“tes” frequency rank
#3,659
“tesis” frequency rank
32629
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tes tesis
Definition Forma del plural de te. Proposición o conclusión para debate

Where the eye mixes tes and tesis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

3 ch
tes
5 ch
tesis

Look-alike desk: tes vs tesis

A purely visual mix-up. tes ([ˈt̪es]) and tesis ([ˈt̪esis]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “tes” sits inside “tesis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tes is recorded at frequency rank #28,970, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪es]. tesis is at rank #3,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪esis].

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 32629, this pair ranks #200,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tes vs tesis

Shared letters: est. Private to "tes": -. Private to "tesis": i.

"tes" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "tesis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tesisetsis · tecis · teiss · tesiss · tessi · tessis · tseis · ttesis

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tes" and "tesis" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪es] versus [ˈt̪esis]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tes" vs "tesis" - which ranks higher?
"tesis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,659 in our Spanish list, against #28,970 for "tes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "tes" and "tesis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tesis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #200,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tes" and "tesis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tes vs toys". 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 #200,996 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