traganvstraigasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#43,897
“tragan” frequency rank
#33,359
“traigas” frequency rank
77256
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes tragan and traigas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
tragan
7 ch
traigas

Look-alike desk: tragan vs traigas

A purely visual mix-up. tragan ([ˈt̪ɾaɣ̞ãn]) and traigas ([ˈt̪ɾajɣ̞as]) 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 77256, 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]. traigas is at rank #33,359, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾajɣ̞as].

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 77256, this pair ranks #16,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tragan vs traigas

Shared letters: agrt. Private to "tragan": n. Private to "traigas": is.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • traganrtagan · targan · traagn · tragann · traggan · tragna · trgaan · trragan
  • traigasrtaigas · tarigas · tragias · traiags · traigass · traiggas · traigsa · triagas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tragan" and "traigas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪ɾaɣ̞ãn] versus [ˈt̪ɾajɣ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tragan" or "traigas"?
"traigas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,359 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 "traigas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tragan" and "traigas" 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 #16,322 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