Which to use
“través” and “trazos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #309
- “través” frequency rank
- #25,072
- “trazos” frequency rank
- 25381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | través | trazos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Torcimiento de una cosa hacia algún lado. | Forma del plural de trazo. |
Where the eye mixes través and trazos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. través and trazos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between través and trazos
A purely visual mix-up. través ([t̪ɾaˈβ̞es]) and trazos ([ˈt̪ɾasos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
través is recorded at frequency rank #309, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈβ̞es]. trazos is at rank #25,072, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾasos].
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 25381, this pair ranks #236,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of través vs trazos
Shared letters: arst. Private to "través": vé. Private to "trazos": oz.
"través" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "trazos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trazos ← rtazos · tarzos · traozs · trazoss · trazso · trazzos · trrazos · trzaos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "través" for "trazos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "través" or "trazos"?
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 "través" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trazos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "través" and "trazos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tamos vs trazos". 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 #236,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.