traídosvstrajimosTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#24,680
“traídos” frequency rank
#45,051
“trajimos” frequency rank
69731
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature traídos trajimos
Definition Forma del plural de traído, participio de traer o de traerse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de traer o de traerse.

Where the eye mixes traídos and trajimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. traídos runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against trajimos's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
traídos
8 ch
trajimos

Look-alike desk: traídos vs trajimos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: traídos is [t̪ɾaˈið̞os] while trajimos is [t̪ɾaˈximos]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

traídos is recorded at frequency rank #24,680, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈið̞os]. trajimos is at rank #45,051, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈximos].

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 69731, this pair ranks #31,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of traídos vs trajimos

Shared letters: aorst. Private to "traídos": dí. Private to "trajimos": ijm.

"traídos" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC  ·  "trajimos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trajimos ← rtajimos · tarjimos · traijmos · trajimmos · trajimoss · trajimso · trajioms · trajjimos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "traídos" for "trajimos" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "traídos" is a participle and "trajimos" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "traídos" vs "trajimos" - which ranks higher?
"traídos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,680 in our Spanish list, against #45,051 for "trajimos". 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 "traídos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trajimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "traídos" and "trajimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trágicos vs trajimos". 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 #31,332 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