traer

/[t̪ɾaˈeɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,583

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

traer is aSpanishverb. It means: Mover alguna cosa hacia sí, esto es, hacia la persona que habla. Pronounced [t̪ɾaˈeɾ]. It ranks #2,583 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with tre and tres.

Key facts for traer
PropertyValue
Headwordtraer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪ɾaˈeɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,583
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of traer in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for traer is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾaˈeɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,583 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for traer, with forms such as "rtaer", "tarer", and "traerr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tre", "tres", "tras", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is traer, spelled T-R-A-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mover alguna cosa hacia sí, esto es, hacia la persona que habla.
  2. 2
    Llevar o conducir sobre sí o con sus manos o en su propio vehículo alguna cosa.
  3. 3
    Atraer o tirar hacia sí, como la piedra imán al acero, etc.
  4. 4
    Ser causa, ocasión o motivo del cuidado, fatiga, inquietud o afecto desordenado de alguno, y se junta siempre con nombres que expliquen o contraigan la materia de que se habla.
  5. 5
    Manejar, servirse de alguna cosa.
  6. 6
    Llevar, tener puesta alguna cosa que sirve a la persona, usar de ella.
  7. 7
    Entregar con traición.
  8. 8
    Alegar o aplicar razones o autoridades para comprobación de algun discurso o materia.
  9. 9
    Obligar y precisar a hacer alguna cosa, como conduciendo por fuerza a la ejecución.
  10. 10
    Reducir con la persuasión o eficacia de las razones a que alguno siga el dictamen o partido que se le propone.
  11. 11
    Tratar, andar haciendo alguna cosa, tenerla pendiente, estar empleado en su ejecución.
  12. 12
    Causar, ocasionar o motivar.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtaer,tarer,traerr,trare,trear,trraer,ttraer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for traer

Misspelling Variants of "traer"

rtaer5tarer5traerr6trare5trear5trraer6ttraer6
Misspelling Variants of "traer"

Frequency rank: #2,583 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "traer"?
"traer" is spelled T-R-A-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾaˈeɾ].
What does "traer" mean?
As a verb, "traer" means: Mover alguna cosa hacia sí, esto es, hacia la persona que habla.
What words are commonly confused with "traer"?
"traer" is commonly confused with "tre", "tres", "tras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "traer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "traer" is [t̪ɾaˈeɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "traer" come from?
"traer" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.