tráfico

[ˈt̪ɾafiko]

/[ˈt̪ɾafiko]/ noun

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The verdict

“tráfico” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,190. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,190
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Circulación de personas y de vehículos adecuados por vía terrestre, marítima o aérea.

Corpus desk

Index ES-trafico · tráfico · Spanish

tráfico · rank #2,190 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,190
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH traducción

Nearest frequency peer: traducción (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “tráfico”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “tráfico” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tráfico vs traído
43% similar
tráfico vs traigo
57% similar
tráfico vs trágico
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tráfico
PropertyValue
Headwordtráfico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ɾafiko]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,190
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tráfico”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tráficocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “traducción” (#2,189), “universidades” (#2,191), “suelen” (#2,188). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tráfico” va en #2,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tráfico (IPA [ˈt̪ɾafiko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,190 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Circulación de personas y de vehículos adecuados por vía terrestre, marítima o aérea.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tráfico, with forms such as "rtáfico", "trfáico", and "trráfico". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "traído", "traigo", "trágico", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is tráfico, spelled T-R-Á-F-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Circulación de personas y de vehículos adecuados por vía terrestre, marítima o aérea.

Synonyms

circulacióntránsito

This word in other languages

traffic(English)circulation(Français)Verkehr(Deutsch)tráfego(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtáfico
  • trfáico
  • trráfico
  • tráfcio
  • tráffico
  • tráficco
  • tráfioc
  • tráifco
  • ttráfico
  • tárfico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tráfico - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rtáfico2trfáico2trráfico1tráfcio2tráffico1tráficco1tráfioc2tráifco2
Edit distance from "tráfico"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tráfico"?
"tráfico" is spelled T-R-Á-F-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ɾafiko].
What does "tráfico" mean?
As a noun, "tráfico" means: Circulación de personas y de vehículos adecuados por vía terrestre, marítima o aérea.
What words are commonly confused with "tráfico"?
"tráfico" is commonly confused with "traído", "traigo", "trágico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tráfico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tráfico" is [ˈt̪ɾafiko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tráfico" come from?
"tráfico" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tráfico", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Córdoba10 variantscliente10 variantsbuscan10 variantsamistad10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list