Which to use
“travesías” and “travesuras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,500
- “travesías” frequency rank
- #25,850
- “travesuras” frequency rank
- 65350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | travesías | travesuras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de travesía. | Forma del plural de travesura. |
Where the eye mixes travesías and travesuras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. travesías runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVVC) against travesuras's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: travesías vs travesuras
A purely visual mix-up. travesías ([t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsias]) and travesuras ([t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsuɾas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
travesías is recorded at frequency rank #39,500, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsias]. travesuras is at rank #25,850, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsuɾas].
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 65350, this pair ranks #42,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of travesías vs travesuras
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "travesías": í. Private to "travesuras": u.
"travesías" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "travesuras" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- travesuras ← rtavesuras · tarvesuras · trabesuras · traevsuras · travesruas · travessuras · travesuars · travesurass
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "travesías" and "travesuras" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "travesías" or "travesuras" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "travesías" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "travesuras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "travesías" and "travesuras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "travesura vs travesuras". 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 #42,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.