Which to use
“tragan” and “traía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,897
- “tragan” frequency rank
- #11,145
- “traía” frequency rank
- 55042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tragan | traía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tragar o de tragarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de traer o de traerse. |
Where the eye mixes tragan and traía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tragan runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against traía's 5 (CCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tragan with traía
A purely visual mix-up. tragan ([ˈt̪ɾaɣ̞ãn]) and traía ([t̪ɾaˈia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tragan is recorded at frequency rank #43,897, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾaɣ̞ãn]. traía is at rank #11,145, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈia].
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 55042, this pair ranks #80,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tragan vs traía
Shared letters: art. Private to "tragan": gn. Private to "traía": í.
"tragan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "traía" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tragan ← rtagan · targan · traagn · tragann · traggan · tragna · trgaan · trragan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tragan" for "traía" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tragan" vs "traía" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tragan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tragan" and "traía" 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 #80,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.