traiçãovstraídoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: traição is a noun, traído is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“traição” is a noun and “traído” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,364
“traição” frequency rank
#14,484
“traído” frequency rank
19848
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature traição traído
Definition violação da confiança alheia; perfídia que foi vítima de traição:

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set traição and traído apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
traição
6 ch
traído

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: traição is anoun and traídoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

traição is recorded at frequency rank #5,364, 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 19848, this pair ranks #50,791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of traição vs traído

Shared letters: aort. Private to "traição": iãç. Private to "traído": .

"traição" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVV  ·  "traído" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV

Frequency comparison

traição#5,364
traído#14,484

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "traição" and "traído" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "traição" is a noun and "traído" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "traição" or "traído"?
"traição" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,364 in our Portuguese list, against #14,484 for "traído". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering traição vs traído

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “traição”; for an adjective, it's “traído”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “traição” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list