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

#27,431
“trazas” frequency rank
#9,911
“trozos” frequency rank
37342
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trazas trozos
Definition Forma del plural de traza. Forma del plural de trozo.

Where the eye mixes trazas and trozos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
trazas
6 ch
trozos

Look-alike desk: trazas vs trozos

A purely visual mix-up. trazas ([ˈt̪ɾasas]) and trozos ([ˈt̪ɾosos]) 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 37342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trazas is recorded at frequency rank #27,431, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾasas]. trozos is at rank #9,911, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾosos].

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 37342, this pair ranks #175,813 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of trazas vs trozos

Shared letters: rstz. Private to "trazas": a. Private to "trozos": o.

"trazas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "trozos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trazasrtazas · tarzas · traazs · trazass · trazsa · trazzas · trrazas · trzaas
  • trozosrtozos · torzos · troozs · trozoss · trozso · trozzos · trrozos · trzoos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "trazas" for "trozos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪ɾasas] versus [ˈt̪ɾosos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "trazas" or "trozos"?
"trozos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,911 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "trazas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trozos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #175,813 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trazas" and "trozos" 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 #175,813 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