Which to use
“traían” is a verb and “traídas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,259
- “traían” frequency rank
- #36,338
- “traídas” frequency rank
- 59597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traían | traídas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de traer o de traerse. | Forma del femenino plural de traído, participio de traer o de traerse. |
Where the eye mixes traían and traídas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. traían runs 6 letters (CCVVVC) against traídas's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses traían with traídas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: traían is [t̪ɾaˈiãn] while traídas is [t̪ɾaˈið̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traían is recorded at frequency rank #23,259, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈiãn]. traídas is at rank #36,338, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈið̞as].
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 59597, this pair ranks #62,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of traían vs traídas
Shared letters: artí. Private to "traían": n. Private to "traídas": ds.
"traían" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC · "traídas" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "traían" and "traídas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "traían" or "traídas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "traían" and "traídas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "traían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traídas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traían" and "traídas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traídas vs trazadas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #62,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.