Which to use
“traço” is a noun and “trigo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,759
- “traço” frequency rank
- #7,348
- “trigo” frequency rank
- 19107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traço | trigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma marca, sinal, ou evidência da existência, influência ou ação de algum agente ou evento; vestígio | de trigo; feito de trigo |
Letter map: traço vs trigo
Shared letters muted; letters that set traço and trigo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - traço and trigo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: traço is anoun and trigoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traço is recorded at frequency rank #11,759, classified as anoun. trigo is at rank #7,348, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈtɾi.ɡu/.
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 19107, this pair ranks #51,718 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of traço vs trigo
Shared letters: ort. Private to "traço": aç. Private to "trigo": gi.
"traço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "trigo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- trigo ← rtigo · tirgo · trgio · triggo · triog · trrigo · ttrigo
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "traço" vs "trigo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "traço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,718 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traço" and "trigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traço 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 #51,718 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.