trazadovstrazasTell them apart

Which to use

“trazado” and “trazas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,432
“trazado” frequency rank
#27,431
“trazas” frequency rank
37863
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trazado trazas
Definition Acción o efecto de trazar. Forma del plural de traza.

Where the eye mixes trazado and trazas

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

7 ch
trazado
6 ch
trazas

Why the eye confuses trazado with trazas

A purely visual mix-up. trazado ([t̪ɾaˈsað̞o]) and trazas ([ˈt̪ɾasas]) 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 37863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trazado is recorded at frequency rank #10,432, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈsað̞o]. trazas is at rank #27,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾasas].

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 37863, this pair ranks #173,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of trazado vs trazas

Shared letters: artz. Private to "trazado": do. Private to "trazas": s.

"trazado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "trazas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trazado ← rtazado · tarzado · traazdo · trazaddo · trazaod · trazdao · trazzado · trrazado
  • trazas ← rtazas · tarzas · traazs · trazass · trazsa · trazzas · trrazas · trzaas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "trazado" for "trazas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾaˈsað̞o] versus [ˈt̪ɾasas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "trazado" or "trazas"?
"trazado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,432 in our Spanish list, against #27,431 for "trazas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "trazado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trazas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #173,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trazado" and "trazas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trazadas vs trazas". 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 #173,064 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