Which to use
“trabado” is a verb and “tragado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,791
- “trabado” frequency rank
- #29,427
- “tragado” frequency rank
- 65218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabado | tragado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de trabar. | Que tiene un sentimiento intenso de atracción o amor romántico hacia alguien. |
Where the eye mixes trabado and tragado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. trabado and tragado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses trabado with tragado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trabado is [t̪ɾaˈβ̞að̞o] while tragado is [t̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “trabado” becomes g in “tragado”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trabado is recorded at frequency rank #35,791, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈβ̞að̞o]. tragado is at rank #29,427, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 65218, this pair ranks #43,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of trabado vs tragado
Shared letters: adort. Private to "trabado": b. Private to "tragado": g.
"trabado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "tragado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "trabado" and "tragado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "trabado" vs "tragado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "trabado" and "tragado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "trabado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tragado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabado" and "tragado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabada vs trabado". 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 #43,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.