Which to use
“título” and “túmulo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #860
- “título” frequency rank
- #46,861
- “túmulo” frequency rank
- 47721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | título | túmulo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frase o palabra con que se enuncia el asunto o nombre de una obra, o alguna de sus partes o capítulos. | Montículo artificial erigido por el hombre con el que se cubría una tumba en ciertas culturas antiguas. |
Where the eye mixes título and túmulo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between título and túmulo
A purely visual mix-up. título ([ˈt̪it̪ulo]) and túmulo ([ˈt̪umulo]) 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 47721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
título is recorded at frequency rank #860, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪it̪ulo]. túmulo is at rank #46,861, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪umulo].
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 47721, this pair ranks #118,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of título vs túmulo
Shared letters: lotu. Private to "título": í. Private to "túmulo": mú.
"título" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "túmulo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "título" and "túmulo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "título" vs "túmulo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "título" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "túmulo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "título" and "túmulo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tembló vs túmulo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #118,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.