trazarvstrizasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#15,980
“trazar” frequency rank
#43,902
“trizas” frequency rank
59882
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trazar trizas
Definition Hacer líneas, rayas o trazos (diseños o marca continua entre dos puntos dejada por la mano sobre una superficie, generalmente con un instrumento de escritura o pintura). Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de trizar.

Where the eye mixes trazar and trizas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. trazar and trizas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
trazar
6 ch
trizas

Visual trap between trazar and trizas

A purely visual mix-up. trazar ([t̪ɾaˈsaɾ]) and trizas ([ˈt̪ɾisas]) 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 59882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trazar is recorded at frequency rank #15,980, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈsaɾ]. trizas is at rank #43,902, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾisas].

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 59882, this pair ranks #60,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of trazar vs trizas

Shared letters: artz. Private to "trazar": -. Private to "trizas": is.

"trazar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "trizas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trazar ← rtazar · tarzar · traazr · trazarr · trazra · trazzar · trrazar · trzaar
  • trizas ← rtizas · tirzas · triazs · trizass · trizsa · trizzas · trrizas · trzias

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "trazar" for "trizas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾaˈsaɾ] versus [ˈt̪ɾisas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "trazar" or "trizas" show up more?
"trazar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,980 in our Spanish list, against #43,902 for "trizas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "trazar" and "trizas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "trazar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trizas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #60,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trazar" and "trizas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trizas vs trufas". 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 #60,978 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