Which to use
“tragedia” and “tragedias” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,207
- “tragedia” frequency rank
- #17,565
- “tragedias” frequency rank
- 21772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tragedia | tragedias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tipo de drama (obra de teatro) en que el personaje principal sufre las consecuencias funestas de un sino o destino adverso, o se debe enfrentar a una decisión fatal de los dioses. Se practicaba en la antigua Grecia con ayuda de un coro y desarrollaba temas de la antigua épica con propósito de catarsis (purificación del ánimo a través de la expresión de sentimientos intensos), especialmente de dolor u horror y compasión. | Forma del plural de tragedia |
Where the eye mixes tragedia and tragedias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tragedia with tragedias
A purely visual mix-up. tragedia ([t̪ɾaˈxeð̞ja]) and tragedias ([t̪ɾaˈxeð̞jas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “tragedia” sits inside “tragedias”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tragedia is recorded at frequency rank #4,207, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈxeð̞ja]. tragedias is at rank #17,565, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈxeð̞jas].
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 21772, this pair ranks #253,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tragedia vs tragedias
Shared letters: adegirt. Private to "tragedia": -. Private to "tragedias": s.
"tragedia" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "tragedias" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tragedia" for "tragedias" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tragedia" or "tragedias"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tragedia" and "tragedias" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tragedia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tragedias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tragedia" and "tragedias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tragedias vs travesías". 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 #253,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.