tejervstraerConfusable pair

Which to use

“tejer” and “traer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,061
“tejer” frequency rank
#2,583
“traer” frequency rank
27644
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tejer traer
Definition Hacer un tejido cruzando hilos o fibras. Mover alguna cosa hacia sí, esto es, hacia la persona que habla.

Where the eye mixes tejer and traer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
tejer
5 ch
traer

Visual trap between tejer and traer

A purely visual mix-up. tejer ([t̪eˈxeɾ]) and traer ([t̪ɾaˈeɾ]) 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 27644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tejer is recorded at frequency rank #25,061, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪eˈxeɾ]. traer is at rank #2,583, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈeɾ].

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 27644, this pair ranks #225,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tejer vs traer

Shared letters: ert. Private to "tejer": j. Private to "traer": a.

"tejer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "traer" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tejeretjer · teejr · tejerr · tejjer · tejre · tjeer · ttejer
  • traerrtaer · tarer · traerr · trare · trear · trraer · ttraer

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tejer" and "traer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪eˈxeɾ] versus [t̪ɾaˈeɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tejer" or "traer"?
"traer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,583 in our Spanish list, against #25,061 for "tejer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "tejer" and "traer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tejer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "traer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #225,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tejer" and "traer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tejer vs Tejero". 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 #225,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list