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Which to use

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

#40,034
“tracks” frequency rank
#7,636
“trajes” frequency rank
47670
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tracks trajes
Definition Forma del plural de track. Forma del plural de traje.

Where the eye mixes tracks and trajes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
tracks
6 ch
trajes

Why the eye confuses tracks with trajes

A purely visual mix-up. tracks (/tɹæks/) and trajes ([ˈt̪ɾaxes]) 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 47670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tracks is recorded at frequency rank #40,034, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɹæks/. trajes is at rank #7,636, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾaxes].

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 47670, this pair ranks #118,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tracks vs trajes

Shared letters: arst. Private to "tracks": ck. Private to "trajes": ej.

"tracks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC  ·  "trajes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tracksrtacks · tarcks · traccks · trackks · trackss · tracsk · trakcs · trcaks
  • trajesrtajes · tarjes · traejs · trajess · trajjes · trajse · trjaes · trrajes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tracks" for "trajes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/tɹæks/ versus [ˈt̪ɾaxes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tracks" or "trajes"?
"trajes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,636 in our Spanish list, against #40,034 for "tracks". 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 "tracks" and "trajes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tracks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trajes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #118,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tracks" and "trajes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tanks vs tracks". 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 #118,736 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