trás

adv

The verdict

“trás” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #860. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#860
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - depois de

Corpus desk

Index PT-tras · trás · Portuguese

trás · rank #860 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #860
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tornar

Nearest frequency peer: tornar (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “trás”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “trás” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

trás vs tua
25% similar
trás vs tre
50% similar
trás vs tri
50% similar

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

Key facts for trás
PropertyValue
Headwordtrás
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
Letters4
Frequency rank#860
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “trás” fica na frequência do português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.tráscai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “tornar” (#859), “sete” (#858), “verde” (#862). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around trás, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #860 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for trás, with forms such as "rtás", "trrás", and "trsá". 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, "tua", "tre", "tri", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is trás, spelled T-R-Á-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    depois de
  2. 2
    atrás de

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Trás as montanhas, jazia um pequeno vilarejo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtás
  • trrás
  • trsá
  • tráss
  • ttrás
  • társ

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trás - 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.

rtás2trrás1trsá2tráss1ttrás1társ2
Edit distance from "trás"

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 "trás"?
"trás" is spelled T-R-Á-S.
What does "trás" mean?
As an adverb, "trás" means: depois de
What words are commonly confused with "trás"?
"trás" is commonly confused with "tua", "tre", "tri". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "trás" come from?
"trás" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

What to do next

You've looked up "trás". Here's where to go from here.

  • "trás" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "tua". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #860 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Portuguese words in the "T" letter cohort. T–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list