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“tragan” and “traigan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,897
“tragan” frequency rank
#12,728
“traigan” frequency rank
56625
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tragan traigan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tragar o de tragarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de traer o de traerse.

Where the eye mixes tragan and traigan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tragan runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against traigan's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
tragan
7 ch
traigan

Look-alike desk: tragan vs traigan

A purely visual mix-up. tragan ([ˈt̪ɾaɣ̞ãn]) and traigan ([ˈt̪ɾajɣ̞ãn]) 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 56625, 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]. traigan is at rank #12,728, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾajɣ̞ãn].

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 56625, this pair ranks #73,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tragan vs traigan

Shared letters: agnrt. Private to "tragan": -. Private to "traigan": i.

"tragan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "traigan" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tragan ← rtagan · targan · traagn · tragann · traggan · tragna · trgaan · trragan
  • traigan ← rtaigan · tarigan · tragian · traiagn · traigann · traiggan · traigna · triagan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tragan" for "traigan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪ɾaɣ̞ãn] versus [ˈt̪ɾajɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tragan" vs "traigan" - which ranks higher?
"traigan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,728 in our Spanish list, against #43,897 for "tragan". 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 "tragan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "traigan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tragan" and "traigan" 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 #73,812 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