traevstrajesTell them apart

Quick tell: trae is a verb, trajes is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“trae” is a verb and “trajes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,273
“trae” frequency rank
#7,636
“trajes” frequency rank
9909
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trae trajes
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de traer o de traerse. Forma del plural de traje.

Where the eye mixes trae and trajes

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

4 ch
trae
6 ch
trajes

Visual trap between trae and trajes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trae is [ˈt̪ɾae] while trajes is [ˈt̪ɾaxes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trae is recorded at frequency rank #2,273, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾae]. 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 9909, this pair ranks #300,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of trae vs trajes

Shared letters: aert. Private to "trae": -. Private to "trajes": js.

"trae" · 4 letters · shape CCVV  ·  "trajes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • traertae · tare · trea · trrae · ttrae
  • trajesrtajes · tarjes · traejs · trajess · trajjes · trajse · trjaes · trrajes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "trae" for "trajes" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "trae" is a verb and "trajes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "trae" or "trajes" show up more?
"trae" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,273 in our Spanish list, against #7,636 for "trajes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "trae" and "trajes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "trae" 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 #300,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trae" and "trajes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trace vs trajes". 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 #300,444 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