texvsTOCWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#27,421
“tex” frequency rank
#17,835
“TOC” frequency rank
45256
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tex TOC
Definition Cuñado. Trastorno caracterizado por pensamientos intrusivos, repetitivos y persistentes que producen gran ansiedad y otras molestias que el afectado trata de mitigar mediante rituales repetitivos denominados compulsiones.

Where the eye mixes tex and TOC

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
tex
3 ch
TOC

Look-alike desk: tex vs TOC

A purely visual mix-up. tex (/ˈteʃ/) and TOC ([ˈt̪ok]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tex is recorded at frequency rank #27,421, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈteʃ/. TOC is at rank #17,835, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ok].

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 45256, this pair ranks #132,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tex vs TOC

Shared letters: t. Private to "tex": ex. Private to "TOC": co.

"tex" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "TOC" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tex" and "TOC" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈteʃ/ versus [ˈt̪ok]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tex" or "TOC" show up more?
"TOC" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,835 in our Spanish list, against #27,421 for "tex". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tex" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "TOC" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #132,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tex" and "TOC" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tex vs tul". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #132,483 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