Which to use
“trigo” and “truco” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,602
- “trigo” frequency rank
- #5,445
- “truco” frequency rank
- 12047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trigo | truco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Triticum) Género de plantas de la familia de las gramíneas, cultivado por la humanidad desde hace miles de años por sus granos, con los que se prepara harina para hacer el pan. Es una planta anual, con flores agrupadas en una espiga. Su fruto es una cariopse rica en almidón. | Medio artificioso y planeado con el que se obtienen ciertos efectos inesperados o poco comunes en artes de diversa índole tal como el ilusionismo, el teatro, la fotografía etc. |
Where the eye mixes trigo and truco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: trigo vs truco
A purely visual mix-up. trigo ([ˈt̪ɾiɣ̞o]) and truco ([ˈt̪ɾuko]) 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 12047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trigo is recorded at frequency rank #6,602, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾiɣ̞o]. truco is at rank #5,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾuko].
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 12047, this pair ranks #292,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trigo vs truco
Shared letters: ort. Private to "trigo": gi. Private to "truco": cu.
"trigo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "truco" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "trigo" and "truco" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "trigo" or "truco"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trigo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "truco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trigo" and "truco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "torito vs trigo". 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 #292,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.