traidoresvstraídosConfusable pair

Quick tell: traidores is a adjective, traídos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“traidores” is an adjective and “traídos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,552
“traidores” frequency rank
#24,680
“traídos” frequency rank
34232
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature traidores traídos
Definition Forma del plural de traidor. Forma del plural de traído, participio de traer o de traerse.

Where the eye mixes traidores and traídos

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

9 ch
traidores
7 ch
traídos

Why the eye confuses traidores with traídos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: traidores is [t̪ɾajˈð̞oɾes] while traídos is [t̪ɾaˈið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

traidores is recorded at frequency rank #9,552, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾajˈð̞oɾes]. 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 34232, this pair ranks #192,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of traidores vs traídos

Shared letters: adorst. Private to "traidores": ei. Private to "traídos": í.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • traidoresrtaidores · taridores · tradiores · traiddores · traidoers · traidoress · traidorres · traidorse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "traidores" and "traídos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "traidores" is an adjective and "traídos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "traidores" or "traídos" show up more?
"traidores" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,552 in our Spanish list, against #24,680 for "traídos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "traidores" 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 #192,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "traidores" 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 #192,548 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