traídavstrazaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: traída is a participle, traza is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“traída” is a participle and “traza” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,188
“traída” frequency rank
#16,233
“traza” frequency rank
44421
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature traída traza
Definition Forma del femenino de traído, participio de traer o de traerse. Diseño de las bases o planes fundamentales para un edificio, obra de ingeniería, construcción o proyecto.

Where the eye mixes traída and traza

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
traída
5 ch
traza

Look-alike desk: traída vs traza

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: traída is [t̪ɾaˈið̞a] while traza is [ˈt̪ɾasa]. 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 (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44421, 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]. traza is at rank #16,233, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾasa].

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 44421, this pair ranks #137,164 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of traída vs traza

Shared letters: art. Private to "traída": . Private to "traza": z.

"traída" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV  ·  "traza" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trazartaza · tarza · traaz · trazza · trraza · trzaa · ttraza

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "traída" and "traza" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "traída" is a participle and "traza" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "traída" vs "traza" - which ranks higher?
"traza" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,233 in our Spanish list, against #28,188 for "traída". 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 "traída" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "traza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #137,164 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "traída" and "traza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tejida vs traída". 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 #137,164 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