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

#35,290
“transferida” frequency rank
#49,992
“transferidas” frequency rank
85282
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transferida transferidas
Definition Forma del femenino de transferido, participio de transferir. Forma del femenino plural de transferido, participio de transferir.

Where the eye mixes transferida and transferidas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

11 ch
transferida
12 ch
transferidas

Why the eye confuses transferida with transferidas

A purely visual mix-up. transferida ([t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞a]) and transferidas ([t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞as]) 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) - “transferida” sits inside “transferidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transferida is recorded at frequency rank #35,290, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞a]. transferidas is at rank #49,992, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞as].

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 85282, this pair ranks #6,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of transferida vs transferidas

Shared letters: adefinrst. Private to "transferida": -. Private to "transferidas": -.

"transferida" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVCV  ·  "transferidas" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transferidartansferida · tarnsferida · tranfserida · trannsferida · transefrida · transfeirda · transferdia · transferiad
  • transferidasrtansferidas · tarnsferidas · tranfseridas · trannsferidas · transefridas · transfeirdas · transferdias · transferiads

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "transferida" and "transferidas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞a] versus [t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "transferida" or "transferidas" show up more?
"transferida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,290 in our Spanish list, against #49,992 for "transferidas". 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 "transferida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transferidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #6,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transferida" and "transferidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transferidas vs transferidos". 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 #6,258 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