Which to use
“traidor” is an adjective and “traídos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,066
- “traidor” frequency rank
- #24,680
- “traídos” frequency rank
- 32746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traidor | traídos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que traiciona o incumple con la confianza depositada en él. | Forma del plural de traído, participio de traer o de traerse. |
Where the eye mixes traidor and traídos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses traidor with traídos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: traidor is [t̪ɾajˈð̞oɾ] while traídos is [t̪ɾaˈið̞os]. 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 (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32746, 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]. traídos is at rank #24,680, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈið̞os].
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 32746, this pair ranks #200,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of traidor vs traídos
Shared letters: adort. Private to "traidor": i. Private to "traídos": sí.
"traidor" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "traídos" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- traidor ← rtaidor · taridor · tradior · traiddor · traidorr · traidro · traiodr · triador
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "traidor" for "traídos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "traidor" or "traídos"?
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 "traidor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traídos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traidor" and "traídos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "torcidos vs traídos". 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 #200,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.