Which to use
“tez” and “TOC” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,840
- “tez” frequency rank
- #17,835
- “TOC” frequency rank
- 43675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tez | TOC |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aspecto externo o superficie, en especial del rostro humano. | 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 tez and TOC
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tez with TOC
A purely visual mix-up. tez ([ˈt̪es]) 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 43675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tez is recorded at frequency rank #25,840, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪es]. 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 43675, this pair ranks #141,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tez vs TOC
Shared letters: t. Private to "tez": ez. Private to "TOC": co.
"tez" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "TOC" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tez" and "TOC" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tez" or "TOC"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tez" and "TOC" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tez" 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 #141,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tez" and "TOC" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tez vs tul". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #141,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.