transcurridovstranscurridosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: transcurrido is a verb, transcurridos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“transcurrido” is a verb and “transcurridos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,508
“transcurrido” frequency rank
#32,016
“transcurridos” frequency rank
47524
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transcurrido transcurridos
Definition Participio de transcurrir. Forma del plural de transcurrido, participio de transcurrir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set transcurrido and transcurridos apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
transcurrido
13 ch
transcurridos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transcurrido is [t̪ɾãnskuˈrið̞o] while transcurridos is [t̪ɾãnskuˈrið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “transcurrido” sits inside “transcurridos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transcurrido is recorded at frequency rank #15,508, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnskuˈrið̞o]. transcurridos is at rank #32,016, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾãnskuˈrið̞os].

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 47524, this pair ranks #119,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of transcurrido vs transcurridos

Shared letters: acdinorstu. Private to "transcurrido": -. Private to "transcurridos": -.

"transcurrido" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCV  ·  "transcurridos" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transcurridortanscurrido · tarnscurrido · trancsurrido · trannscurrido · transccurrido · transcrurido · transcurido · transcurirdo
  • transcurridosrtanscurridos · tarnscurridos · trancsurridos · trannscurridos · transccurridos · transcruridos · transcuridos · transcurirdos

Frequency comparison

transcurrido#15,508
transcurridos#32,016

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "transcurrido" and "transcurridos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "transcurrido" is a verb and "transcurridos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "transcurrido" or "transcurridos"?
"transcurrido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,508 in our Spanish list, against #32,016 for "transcurridos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering transcurrido vs transcurridos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “transcurrido”; for a participle, it's “transcurridos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “transcurrido” 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