trazosvstrizasWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: trazos is a noun, trizas is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“trazos” is a noun and “trizas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,072
“trazos” frequency rank
#43,902
“trizas” frequency rank
68974
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trazos trizas
Definition Forma del plural de trazo. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de trizar.

Where the eye mixes trazos and trizas

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

6 ch
trazos
6 ch
trizas

Visual trap between trazos and trizas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trazos is [ˈt̪ɾasos] while trizas is [ˈt̪ɾisas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trazos is recorded at frequency rank #25,072, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾasos]. 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 68974, this pair ranks #33,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of trazos vs trizas

Shared letters: arstz. Private to "trazos": o. Private to "trizas": i.

"trazos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "trizas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trazosrtazos · tarzos · traozs · trazoss · trazso · trazzos · trrazos · trzaos
  • trizasrtizas · tirzas · triazs · trizass · trizsa · trizzas · trrizas · trzias

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "trazos" and "trizas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "trazos" is a noun and "trizas" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "trazos" or "trizas"?
"trazos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,072 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "trazos" 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 #33,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trazos" 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 #33,172 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