transferidasvstransferidosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#49,992
“transferidas” frequency rank
#27,427
“transferidos” frequency rank
77419
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set transferidas and transferidos apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
transferidas
12 ch
transferidos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. transferidas ([t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞as]) and transferidos ([t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “transferidas” becomes o in “transferidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77419, 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]. transferidos is at rank #27,427, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞os].

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 77419, this pair ranks #16,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of transferidas vs transferidos

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

"transferidas" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVCVC  ·  "transferidos" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transferidasrtansferidas · tarnsferidas · tranfseridas · trannsferidas · transefridas · transfeirdas · transferdias · transferiads
  • transferidosrtansferidos · tarnsferidos · tranfseridos · trannsferidos · transefridos · transfeirdos · transferdios · transferiddos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "transferidas" and "transferidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞as] versus [t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "transferidas" or "transferidos"?
"transferidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,427 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