trajeravstrajesWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#41,106
“trajera” frequency rank
#7,636
“trajes” frequency rank
48742
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trajera trajes
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de traer o de traerse. Forma del plural de traje.

Where the eye mixes trajera and trajes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. trajera runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against trajes's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
trajera
6 ch
trajes

Look-alike desk: trajera vs trajes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trajera is [t̪ɾaˈxeɾa] while trajes is [ˈt̪ɾaxes]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trajera is recorded at frequency rank #41,106, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈxeɾa]. trajes is at rank #7,636, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾaxes].

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 48742, this pair ranks #112,805 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of trajera vs trajes

Shared letters: aejrt. Private to "trajera": -. Private to "trajes": s.

"trajera" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "trajes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trajera ← rtajera · tarjera · traejra · trajear · trajerra · trajjera · trajrea · trjaera
  • trajes ← rtajes · tarjes · traejs · trajess · trajjes · trajse · trjaes · trrajes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "trajera" for "trajes" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "trajera" is a verb and "trajes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "trajera" vs "trajes" - which ranks higher?
"trajes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,636 in our Spanish list, against #41,106 for "trajera". 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 "trajera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trajes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #112,805 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trajera" and "trajes" 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 #112,805 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