traicionarvstraicionesConfusable pair

Quick tell: traicionar is a verb, traiciones is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“traicionar” is a verb and “traiciones” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,893
“traicionar” frequency rank
#26,260
“traiciones” frequency rank
46153
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature traicionar traiciones
Definition Actuar en contra de alguien que confía en uno. Forma del plural de traición.

Where the eye mixes traicionar and traiciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
traicionar
10 ch
traiciones

Visual trap between traicionar and traiciones

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: traicionar is [t̪ɾajsjoˈnaɾ] while traiciones is [t̪ɾajˈsjones]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

traicionar is recorded at frequency rank #19,893, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾajsjoˈnaɾ]. traiciones is at rank #26,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾajˈsjones].

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 46153, this pair ranks #127,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of traicionar vs traiciones

Shared letters: acinort. Private to "traicionar": -. Private to "traiciones": es.

"traicionar" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCVVCVC  ·  "traiciones" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • traicionarrtaicionar · taricionar · traciionar · traiccionar · traicinoar · traicioanr · traicionarr · traicionnar
  • traicionesrtaiciones · tariciones · traciiones · traicciones · traicinoes · traicioens · traicioness · traicionnes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "traicionar" and "traiciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "traicionar" is a verb and "traiciones" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "traicionar" or "traiciones" show up more?
"traicionar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,893 in our Spanish list, against #26,260 for "traiciones". 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 "traicionar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "traiciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "traicionar" and "traiciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traicionero vs traiciones". 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 #127,383 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