traço

noun

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The verdict

“traço” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,759
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - uma marca, sinal, ou evidência da existência, influência ou ação de algum agente ou evento; vestígio

Corpus desk

Index PT-traco · traço · Portuguese

traço · rank #11,759 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,759
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH unicamente

Nearest frequency peer: unicamente (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “traço”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “traço” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

traço vs trás
40% similar
traço vs trap
60% similar
traço vs trata
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for traço
PropertyValue
Headwordtraço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,759
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “traço”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).traçocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “unicamente” (#11,760), “uno” (#11,761), “tocado” (#11,756). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “traço” fica em #11,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around traço, anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,759 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for traço, with forms such as "rtaço", "tarço", and "traoç". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "trás", "trap", "trata", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is traço, spelled T-R-A-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    uma marca, sinal, ou evidência da existência, influência ou ação de algum agente ou evento; vestígio
  2. 2
    a trilha deixada pela passagem de uma pessoa, animal ou objeto
  3. 3
    o traçado, desenho ou esboço de algo
  4. 4
    feição, aspecto
  5. 5
    a intersecção de dois planos ou de um plano e uma superfície
  6. 6
    a linha visível produzida numa tela pela deflexão de um raio de elétrons

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how traço appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Foram encontrados traços de uma civilização avançada entre as ruinas.
  2. Pode-se ver claramente os traços de seus patins no gelo.

This word in other languages

trace(English)trace(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtaço
  • tarço
  • traoç
  • trraço
  • trçao
  • ttraço

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of traço - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtaço2tarço2traoç2trraço1trçao2ttraço1
Edit distance from "traço"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "traço"?
"traço" is spelled T-R-A-Ç-O.
What does "traço" mean?
As a noun, "traço" means: uma marca, sinal, ou evidência da existência, influência ou ação de algum agente ou evento; vestígio
What words are commonly confused with "traço"?
"traço" is commonly confused with "trás", "trap", "trata". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "traço" come from?
"traço" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "traço", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

usual#11,762sumir#11,746simão#11,739panda#11,699

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

máfia6 variantsIvete6 variantsISBN6 variantspoços6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list