traevstrazaWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#2,273
“trae” frequency rank
#16,233
“traza” frequency rank
18506
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trae traza
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de traer o de traerse. Diseño de las bases o planes fundamentales para un edificio, obra de ingeniería, construcción o proyecto.

Where the eye mixes trae and traza

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
trae
5 ch
traza

Why the eye confuses trae with traza

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trae is [ˈt̪ɾae] while traza is [ˈt̪ɾasa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 18506, 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]. traza is at rank #16,233, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾasa].

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 18506, this pair ranks #267,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of trae vs traza

Shared letters: art. Private to "trae": e. Private to "traza": z.

"trae" · 4 letters · shape CCVV  ·  "traza" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • traertae · tare · trea · trrae · ttrae
  • trazartaza · tarza · traaz · trazza · trraza · trzaa · ttraza

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "trae" and "traza" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "trae" is a verb and "traza" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "trae" or "traza" show up more?
"trae" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,273 in our Spanish list, against #16,233 for "traza". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "trae" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "traza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #267,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trae" and "traza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tirana vs traza". 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 #267,649 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