Which to use
“tragos” and “través” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,232
- “tragos” frequency rank
- #309
- “través” frequency rank
- 16541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tragos | través |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de trago. | Torcimiento de una cosa hacia algún lado. |
Where the eye mixes tragos and través
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tragos with través
A purely visual mix-up. tragos ([ˈt̪ɾaɣ̞os]) and través ([t̪ɾaˈβ̞es]) 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 16541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tragos is recorded at frequency rank #16,232, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾaɣ̞os]. través is at rank #309, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈβ̞es].
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 16541, this pair ranks #275,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tragos vs través
Shared letters: arst. Private to "tragos": go. Private to "través": vé.
"tragos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "través" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tragos ← rtagos · targos · traggos · tragoss · tragso · traogs · trgaos · trragos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tragos" and "través" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tragos" vs "través" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tragos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "través" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tragos" and "través" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tamos vs tragos". 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 #275,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.