transevstrasteConfusable pair

Which to use

“transe” and “traste” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,030
“transe” frequency rank
#39,403
“traste” frequency rank
60433
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transe traste
Definition estado de consciência alterado objeto velho e sem valor

Where the eye mixes transe and traste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
transe
6 ch
traste

Look-alike desk: transe vs traste

A purely visual mix-up. transe (/ˈtɾɐ̃.zɨ/) and traste (/ˈtɾaʃ.tɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transe is recorded at frequency rank #21,030, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɾɐ̃.zɨ/. traste is at rank #39,403, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɾaʃ.tɨ/.

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 60433, this pair ranks #7,663 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of transe vs traste

Shared letters: aerst. Private to "transe": n. Private to "traste": -.

"transe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "traste" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transertanse · tarnse · tranes · trannse · transse · trasne · trnase · trranse
  • trastertaste · tarste · traset · trasste · trastte · tratse · trraste · trsate

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "transe" for "traste" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/ˈtɾɐ̃.zɨ/ versus /ˈtɾaʃ.tɨ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "transe" or "traste"?
"transe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,030 in our Portuguese list, against #39,403 for "traste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "transe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "traste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,663 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transe" and "traste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trash vs traste". 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 #7,663 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list