Which to use
“transcurren” and “transcurrió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,184
- “transcurren” frequency rank
- #28,185
- “transcurrió” frequency rank
- 70369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transcurren | transcurrió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de transcurrir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de transcurrir. |
Where the eye mixes transcurren and transcurrió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. transcurren (CCVCCCVCCVC) and transcurrió (CCVCCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between transcurren and transcurrió
A purely visual mix-up. transcurren ([t̪ɾãnsˈkurẽn]) and transcurrió ([t̪ɾãnskuˈrjo]) 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 70369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transcurren is recorded at frequency rank #42,184, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsˈkurẽn]. transcurrió is at rank #28,185, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnskuˈrjo].
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 70369, this pair ranks #29,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of transcurren vs transcurrió
Shared letters: acnrstu. Private to "transcurren": e. Private to "transcurrió": ió.
"transcurren" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC · "transcurrió" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- transcurren ← rtanscurren · tarnscurren · trancsurren · trannscurren · transccurren · transcruren · transcuren · transcurern
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "transcurren" and "transcurrió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "transcurren" or "transcurrió"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "transcurren" and "transcurrió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "transcurren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transcurrió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transcurren" and "transcurrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transcurren vs transcurrir". 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 #29,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.