Which to use
“trás” is an adverb and “trust” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #860
- “trás” frequency rank
- #13,855
- “trust” frequency rank
- 14715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trás | trust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | depois de | confiar |
Letter map: trás vs trust
Shared letters muted; letters that set trás and trust apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. trás runs 4 letters (CCVC) against trust's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: trás vs trust
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: trás is anadverb and trustaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trás is recorded at frequency rank #860, classified as anadv. trust is at rank #13,855, tagged as averb.
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 14715, this pair ranks #57,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trás vs trust
Shared letters: rst. Private to "trás": á. Private to "trust": u.
"trás" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "trust" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trust ← rtust · trrust · trsut · trusst · trustt · truts · ttrust · turst
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trás" and "trust" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "trás" or "trust" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "trás" vs "trust" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "trás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trás" and "trust" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tous vs trust". 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 #57,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.