traidorvstraidoresConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#8,066
“traidor” frequency rank
#9,552
“traidores” frequency rank
17618
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature traidor traidores
Definition Que traiciona o incumple con la confianza depositada en él. Forma del plural de traidor.

Where the eye mixes traidor and traidores

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
traidor
9 ch
traidores

Look-alike desk: traidor vs traidores

A purely visual mix-up. traidor ([t̪ɾajˈð̞oɾ]) and traidores ([t̪ɾajˈð̞oɾes]) 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 extra letter(s) - “traidor” sits inside “traidores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

traidor is recorded at frequency rank #8,066, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾajˈð̞oɾ]. traidores is at rank #9,552, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾajˈð̞oɾes].

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 17618, this pair ranks #271,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of traidor vs traidores

Shared letters: adiort. Private to "traidor": -. Private to "traidores": es.

"traidor" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC  ·  "traidores" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • traidorrtaidor · taridor · tradior · traiddor · traidorr · traidro · traiodr · triador
  • traidoresrtaidores · taridores · tradiores · traiddores · traidoers · traidoress · traidorres · traidorse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "traidor" and "traidores" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾajˈð̞oɾ] versus [t̪ɾajˈð̞oɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "traidor" vs "traidores" - which ranks higher?
"traidor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,066 in our Spanish list, against #9,552 for "traidores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "traidor" and "traidores" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "traidor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "traidores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #271,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "traidor" and "traidores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traídas vs traidor". 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 #271,393 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