that's vs tratas, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“that's” is a contraction and “tratas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,213
“that's” frequency rank: #11,877
“tratas” frequency rank: 34090
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	that's	tratas
Definition	Contracción de 'that is', ese es, esa es, aquel es, aquella es.	Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de tratar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set that's and tratas apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

that's

6 ch

tratas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: that's is [Audio, EEUU] /ðæts/ while tratas is [ˈt̪ɾat̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

that's is recorded at frequency rank #22,213, classified as acontraction, pronounced [Audio, EEUU] /ðæts/. tratas is at rank #11,877, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾat̪as].

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 34090, this pair ranks #193,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of that's vs tratas

Shared letters: ast. Private to "that's": h. Private to "tratas": r.

"that's" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "tratas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

tratas ← rtatas · traats · tratass · tratsa · trattas · trratas · trtaas · ttratas

Frequency comparison

that's#22,213

tratas#11,877

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "that's" and "tratas" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "that's" is a contraction and "tratas" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "that's" or "tratas"?

"tratas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,877 in our Spanish list, against #22,213 for "that's". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering that's vs tratas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a contraction, it's “that's”; for a verb, it's “tratas”.
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