# the vs tres

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### the
*article · IPA /ˈðiː/ · frequency rank #314*
El, la, los, las.

### tres
*adjective · IPA [ˈt̪ɾes] · frequency rank #155*
Dos y uno.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/the-vs-tres