Which to use
“tragado” is an adjective and “traído” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,427
- “tragado” frequency rank
- #6,601
- “traído” frequency rank
- 36028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tragado | traído |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene un sentimiento intenso de atracción o amor romántico hacia alguien. | Participio de traer o de traerse. |
Where the eye mixes tragado and traído
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tragado runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against traído's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tragado vs traído
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tragado is [t̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o] while traído is [t̪ɾaˈið̞o]. 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 36028, 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]. traído is at rank #6,601, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈið̞o].
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 36028, this pair ranks #182,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tragado vs traído
Shared letters: adort. Private to "tragado": g. Private to "traído": í.
"tragado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "traído" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tragado ← rtagado · targado · traagdo · tragaddo · tragaod · tragdao · traggado · trgaado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tragado" and "traído" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tragado" or "traído"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tragado" and "traído" 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 "traído" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tragado" and "traído" 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 #182,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.