trajevstrajeraWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: traje is a noun, trajera is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“traje” is a noun and “trajera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,452
“traje” frequency rank
#41,106
“trajera” frequency rank
44558
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature traje trajera
Definition El modo particular de vestir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de traer o de traerse.

Where the eye mixes traje and trajera

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

5 ch
traje
7 ch
trajera

Visual trap between traje and trajera

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: traje is [ˈt̪ɾaxe] while trajera is [t̪ɾaˈxeɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “traje” sits inside “trajera”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

traje is recorded at frequency rank #3,452, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾaxe]. trajera is at rank #41,106, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈxeɾa].

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 44558, this pair ranks #136,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of traje vs trajera

Shared letters: aejrt. Private to "traje": -. Private to "trajera": -.

"traje" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "trajera" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • traje ← rtaje · tarje · traej · trajje · trjae · trraje · ttraje
  • trajera ← rtajera · tarjera · traejra · trajear · trajerra · trajjera · trajrea · trjaera

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "traje" for "trajera" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "traje" is a noun and "trajera" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "traje" or "trajera" show up more?
"traje" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,452 in our Spanish list, against #41,106 for "trajera". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "traje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trajera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #136,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "traje" and "trajera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traerán vs trajera". 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 #136,383 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