Which to use
“tragan” and “trazar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,897
- “tragan” frequency rank
- #15,980
- “trazar” frequency rank
- 59877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tragan | trazar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tragar o de tragarse. | Hacer líneas, rayas o trazos (diseños o marca continua entre dos puntos dejada por la mano sobre una superficie, generalmente con un instrumento de escritura o pintura). |
Where the eye mixes tragan and trazar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tragan and trazar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between tragan and trazar
A purely visual mix-up. tragan ([ˈt̪ɾaɣ̞ãn]) and trazar ([t̪ɾaˈsaɾ]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59877, 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]. trazar is at rank #15,980, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈsaɾ].
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 59877, this pair ranks #61,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tragan vs trazar
Shared letters: art. Private to "tragan": gn. Private to "trazar": z.
"tragan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "trazar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tragan" and "trazar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tragan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trazar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tragan" and "trazar" 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 #61,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.