Which to use
“tímido” is an adjective and “traído” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,749
- “tímido” frequency rank
- #6,601
- “traído” frequency rank
- 22350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tímido | traído |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que reacciona de forma insegura y con vergüenza ante el contacto o la presencia de otros, que siente timidez. | Participio de traer o de traerse. |
Where the eye mixes tímido and traído
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tímido (CVCVCV) and traído (CCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: tímido vs traído
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tímido is [ˈt̪imið̞o] while traído is [t̪ɾaˈið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tímido is recorded at frequency rank #15,749, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪imið̞o]. traído is at rank #6,601, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈið̞o].
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 22350, this pair ranks #250,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tímido vs traído
Shared letters: dotí. Private to "tímido": im. Private to "traído": ar.
"tímido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "traído" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "tímido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traído" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tímido" and "traído" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "temida vs tímido". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #250,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.