Which to use
“traço” is a noun and “traído” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,759
- “traço” frequency rank
- #14,484
- “traído” frequency rank
- 26243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traço | traído |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma marca, sinal, ou evidência da existência, influência ou ação de algum agente ou evento; vestígio | que foi vítima de traição: |
Letter map: traço vs traído
Shared letters muted; letters that set traço and traído apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. traço runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against traído's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: traço vs traído
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: traço is anoun and traídoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traço is recorded at frequency rank #11,759, classified as anoun. traído is at rank #14,484, tagged as anadj, pronounced /tɾɐˈi.dʊ/.
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 26243, this pair ranks #42,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of traço vs traído
Shared letters: aort. Private to "traço": ç. Private to "traído": dí.
"traço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "traído" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "traço" and "traído" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "traço" or "traído"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "traço" and "traído". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "traço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traído" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traço" and "traído" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traído vs travão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #42,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.