transferidasvstransferidoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#49,992
“transferidas” frequency rank
#17,308
“transferido” frequency rank
67300
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set transferidas and transferido apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
transferidas
11 ch
transferido

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transferidas is [t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞as] while transferido is [t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transferidas is recorded at frequency rank #49,992, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞as]. transferido is at rank #17,308, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞o].

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 67300, this pair ranks #37,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of transferidas vs transferido

Shared letters: adefinrst. Private to "transferidas": -. Private to "transferido": o.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transferidasrtansferidas · tarnsferidas · tranfseridas · trannsferidas · transefridas · transfeirdas · transferdias · transferiads
  • transferidortansferido · tarnsferido · tranfserido · trannsferido · transefrido · transfeirdo · transferdio · transferiddo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "transferidas" and "transferido" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "transferidas" is a participle and "transferido" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "transferidas" or "transferido"?
"transferido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,308 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list