traídavstraídasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#28,188
“traída” frequency rank
#36,338
“traídas” frequency rank
64526
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature traída traídas
Definition Forma del femenino de traído, participio de traer o de traerse. Forma del femenino plural de traído, participio de traer o de traerse.

Where the eye mixes traída and traídas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
traída
7 ch
traídas

Look-alike desk: traída vs traídas

A purely visual mix-up. traída ([t̪ɾaˈið̞a]) and traídas ([t̪ɾaˈið̞as]) 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) - “traída” sits inside “traídas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

traída is recorded at frequency rank #28,188, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈið̞a]. 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 64526, this pair ranks #45,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of traída vs traídas

Shared letters: adrtí. Private to "traída": -. Private to "traídas": s.

"traída" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV  ·  "traídas" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "traída" for "traídas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾaˈið̞a] versus [t̪ɾaˈið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "traída" vs "traídas" - which ranks higher?
"traída" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,188 in our Spanish list, against #36,338 for "traídas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "traída" 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 #45,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "traída" and "traídas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traídas vs trazadas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #45,322 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