Which to use
“tilde” and “tildes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,332
- “tilde” frequency rank
- #49,317
- “tildes” frequency rank
- 73649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tilde | tildes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El acento agudo; marca gráfica ´ que se usa, en castellano, para indicar la sílaba en donde recae el acento prosódico cuando las reglas ortográficas prescriben que es necesario hacerlo o que, de lo contrario, caería en otra sílaba. | Forma del plural de tilde. |
Where the eye mixes tilde and tildes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tilde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tildes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tilde with tildes
A purely visual mix-up. tilde ([ˈt̪il̪d̪e]) and tildes ([ˈt̪il̪d̪es]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “tilde” sits inside “tildes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tilde is recorded at frequency rank #24,332, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪il̪d̪e]. tildes is at rank #49,317, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪il̪d̪es].
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 73649, this pair ranks #22,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tilde vs tildes
Shared letters: deilt. Private to "tilde": -. Private to "tildes": s.
"tilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tildes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tilde" for "tildes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tilde" or "tildes"?
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 "tilde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tildes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tilde" and "tildes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tildes vs toldos". 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 #22,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.