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

Which to use

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

#22,213
“that's” frequency rank: #10,774
“tratos” frequency rank: 32987
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	that's	tratos
Definition	Contracción de 'that is', ese es, esa es, aquel es, aquella es.	Forma del plural de trato.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch

that's

6 ch

tratos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: that's is [Audio, EEUU] /ðæts/ while tratos is [ˈt̪ɾat̪os]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32987, 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/. tratos is at rank #10,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾat̪os].

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 32987, this pair ranks #199,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of that's vs tratos

Shared letters: ast. Private to "that's": h. Private to "tratos": or.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

tratos ← rtatos · tartos · traots · tratoss · tratso · trattos · trratos · trtaos

Frequency comparison

that's#22,213

tratos#10,774

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

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

"tratos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,774 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 tratos

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 noun, it's “tratos”.
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