Which to use
“tragado” is an adjective and “tragan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,427
- “tragado” frequency rank
- #43,897
- “tragan” frequency rank
- 73324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tragado | tragan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene un sentimiento intenso de atracción o amor romántico hacia alguien. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tragar o de tragarse. |
Where the eye mixes tragado and tragan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tragado vs tragan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tragado is [t̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o] while tragan is [ˈt̪ɾaɣ̞ãn]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tragado is recorded at frequency rank #29,427, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o]. tragan is at rank #43,897, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾaɣ̞ãn].
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 73324, this pair ranks #23,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tragado vs tragan
Shared letters: agrt. Private to "tragado": do. Private to "tragan": n.
"tragado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "tragan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tragado" and "tragan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tragado" or "tragan" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tragado" and "tragan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tragado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tragan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tragado" and "tragan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traca vs tragan". 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 #23,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.