Which to use
“tração” is a noun and “travado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,629
- “tração” frequency rank
- #19,579
- “travado” frequency rank
- 33208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tração | travado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | força aplicada sobre um corpo numa direção perpendicular à sua superfície de corte e num sentido tal que provoque a sua rotura | que está impossibilitado de se mover |
Letter map: tração vs travado
Shared letters muted; letters that set tração and travado apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tração runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against travado's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: tração vs travado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tração is anoun and travadoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tração is recorded at frequency rank #13,629, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. travado is at rank #19,579, tagged as anadj.
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 33208, this pair ranks #34,365 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tração vs travado
Shared letters: aort. Private to "tração": ãç. Private to "travado": dv.
"tração" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "travado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- travado ← rtavado · tarvado · traavdo · travaddo · travaod · travdao · travvado · trravado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tração" and "travado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tração" or "travado" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "tração" vs "travado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tração" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "travado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,365 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tração" and "travado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "travado vs travão". 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 #34,365 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.