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“traiciones” and “transiciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,260
“traiciones” frequency rank
#29,866
“transiciones” frequency rank
56126
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature traiciones transiciones
Definition Forma del plural de traición. Forma del plural de transición.

Where the eye mixes traiciones and transiciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
traiciones
12 ch
transiciones

Look-alike desk: traiciones vs transiciones

A purely visual mix-up. traiciones ([t̪ɾajˈsjones]) and transiciones ([t̪ɾãnsiˈsjones]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

traiciones is recorded at frequency rank #26,260, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾajˈsjones]. transiciones is at rank #29,866, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsiˈsjones].

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 56126, this pair ranks #75,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of traiciones vs transiciones

Shared letters: aceinorst. Private to "traiciones": -. Private to "transiciones": -.

"traiciones" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCVVCVC  ·  "transiciones" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • traicionesrtaiciones · tariciones · traciiones · traicciones · traicinoes · traicioens · traicioness · traicionnes
  • transicionesrtansiciones · tarnsiciones · tranciciones · tranisciones · trannsiciones · transciiones · transicciones · transicinoes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "traiciones" for "transiciones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾajˈsjones] versus [t̪ɾãnsiˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "traiciones" vs "transiciones" - which ranks higher?
"traiciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,260 in our Spanish list, against #29,866 for "transiciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "traiciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transiciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #75,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "traiciones" and "transiciones" 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 #75,929 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