Which to use
“tano” is an adjective and “trago” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,989
- “tano” frequency rank
- #9,214
- “trago” frequency rank
- 48203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tano | trago |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de un persona, de origen italiano. | Cantidad o porción de un líquido que se puede beber de una sola vez. |
Where the eye mixes tano and trago
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tano runs 4 letters (CVCV) against trago's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tano vs trago
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tano is [ˈt̪ano] while trago is [ˈt̪ɾaɣ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tano is recorded at frequency rank #38,989, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪ano]. trago is at rank #9,214, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾaɣ̞o].
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 48203, this pair ranks #115,790 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tano vs trago
Shared letters: aot. Private to "tano": n. Private to "trago": gr.
"tano" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "trago" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tano" for "trago" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tano" vs "trago" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trago" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,790 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tano" and "trago" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tano vs task". 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 #115,790 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.