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 eye mixes transcurrido and transcurridos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. transcurrido runs 12 letters (CCVCCCVCCVCV) against transcurridos's 13 (CCVCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses transcurrido with transcurridos
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
- transcurrido ← rtanscurrido · tarnscurrido · trancsurrido · trannscurrido · transccurrido · transcrurido · transcurido · transcurirdo
- transcurridos ← rtanscurridos · tarnscurridos · trancsurridos · trannscurridos · transccurridos · transcruridos · transcuridos · transcurirdos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "transcurrido" for "transcurridos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "transcurrido" vs "transcurridos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "transcurrido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transcurridos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transcurrido" and "transcurridos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transcurridos vs transcurrió". 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 #119,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.