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“transeúnte” and “transeúntes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,185
“transeúnte” frequency rank
#25,845
“transeúntes” frequency rank
68030
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transeúnte transeúntes
Definition Que está de paso, que esta en tránsito. Forma del plural de transeúnte.

Where the eye mixes transeúnte and transeúntes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. transeúnte runs 10 letters (CCVCCVVCCV) against transeúntes's 11 (CCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
transeúnte
11 ch
transeúntes

Why the eye confuses transeúnte with transeúntes

A purely visual mix-up. transeúnte ([t̪ɾãnseˈũn̪t̪e]) and transeúntes ([t̪ɾãnseˈũn̪t̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “transeúnte” sits inside “transeúntes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transeúnte is recorded at frequency rank #42,185, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾãnseˈũn̪t̪e]. transeúntes is at rank #25,845, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾãnseˈũn̪t̪es].

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 68030, this pair ranks #35,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of transeúnte vs transeúntes

Shared letters: aenrstú. Private to "transeúnte": -. Private to "transeúntes": -.

"transeúnte" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCV  ·  "transeúntes" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "transeúnte" and "transeúntes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾãnseˈũn̪t̪e] versus [t̪ɾãnseˈũn̪t̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "transeúnte" or "transeúntes"?
"transeúntes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,845 in our Spanish list, against #42,185 for "transeúnte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "transeúnte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transeúntes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics

Confusion rank #35,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list