Which to use
“tragado” and “trágico” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,427
- “tragado” frequency rank
- #9,741
- “trágico” frequency rank
- 39168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tragado | trágico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene un sentimiento intenso de atracción o amor romántico hacia alguien. | Que pertenece o concierne a la tragedia. |
Where the eye mixes tragado and trágico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tragado vs trágico
A purely visual mix-up. tragado ([t̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o]) and trágico ([ˈt̪ɾaxiko]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39168, 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]. trágico is at rank #9,741, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾaxiko].
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 39168, this pair ranks #166,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tragado vs trágico
Shared letters: gort. Private to "tragado": ad. Private to "trágico": ciá.
"tragado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "trágico" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tragado ← rtagado · targado · traagdo · tragaddo · tragaod · tragdao · traggado · trgaado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tragado" for "trágico" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tragado" or "trágico" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tragado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trágico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tragado" and "trágico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabada vs tragado". 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 #166,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.