Which to use
“trajo” is a verb and “trigo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,289
- “trajo” frequency rank
- #6,602
- “trigo” frequency rank
- 10891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trajo | trigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de traer o de traerse. | (Triticum) Género de plantas de la familia de las gramíneas, cultivado por la humanidad desde hace miles de años por sus granos, con los que se prepara harina para hacer el pan. Es una planta anual, con flores agrupadas en una espiga. Su fruto es una cariopse rica en almidón. |
Where the eye mixes trajo and trigo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: trajo vs trigo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trajo is [ˈt̪ɾaxo] while trigo is [ˈt̪ɾiɣ̞o]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trajo is recorded at frequency rank #4,289, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾaxo]. trigo is at rank #6,602, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾiɣ̞o].
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 10891, this pair ranks #297,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trajo vs trigo
Shared letters: ort. Private to "trajo": aj. Private to "trigo": gi.
"trajo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "trigo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trajo" and "trigo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "trajo" or "trigo"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trajo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trajo" and "trigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "torito vs trigo". 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 #297,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.