Which to use
“tração” and “troço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,629
- “tração” frequency rank
- #11,175
- “troço” frequency rank
- 24804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tração | troço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | força aplicada sobre um corpo numa direção perpendicular à sua superfície de corte e num sentido tal que provoque a sua rotura | traste, tralha |
Where the eye mixes tração and troço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tração runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against troço's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tração and troço
A purely visual mix-up. tração (/tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and troço (/ˈtɾo.su/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24804, 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/. troço is at rank #11,175, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɾo.su/.
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 24804, this pair ranks #44,691 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tração vs troço
Shared letters: ortç. Private to "tração": aã. Private to "troço": -.
"tração" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "troço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tração" and "troço" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tração" or "troço" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tração" and "troço" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tração" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "troço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,691 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tração" and "troço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tração vs travão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #44,691 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.