Which to use
“tajada” and “trazada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,896
- “tajada” frequency rank
- #40,579
- “trazada” frequency rank
- 73475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tajada | trazada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de tajado, participio de tajar. | Forma del femenino de trazado, participio de trazar. |
Where the eye mixes tajada and trazada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tajada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against trazada's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tajada with trazada
A purely visual mix-up. tajada ([t̪aˈxað̞a]) and trazada ([t̪ɾaˈsað̞a]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tajada is recorded at frequency rank #32,896, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪aˈxað̞a]. trazada is at rank #40,579, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈsað̞a].
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 73475, this pair ranks #23,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tajada vs trazada
Shared letters: adt. Private to "tajada": j. Private to "trazada": rz.
"tajada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "trazada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tajada" for "trazada" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tajada" or "trazada"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tajada" and "trazada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tajada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trazada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tajada" and "trazada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trazada vs trazadas". 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 #23,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.