transferidovstransferidosWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#17,308
“transferido” frequency rank
#27,427
“transferidos” frequency rank
44735
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

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

11 ch
transferido
12 ch
transferidos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transferido is [t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞o] while transferidos is [t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “transferido” sits inside “transferidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transferido is recorded at frequency rank #17,308, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾið̞o]. 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 44735, this pair ranks #135,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of transferido vs transferidos

Shared letters: adefinorst. Private to "transferido": -. Private to "transferidos": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transferidortansferido · tarnsferido · tranfserido · trannsferido · transefrido · transfeirdo · transferdio · transferiddo
  • transferidosrtansferidos · tarnsferidos · tranfseridos · trannsferidos · transefridos · transfeirdos · transferdios · transferiddos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "transferido" and "transferidos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "transferido" is a verb and "transferidos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "transferido" or "transferidos"?
"transferido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,308 in our Spanish list, against #27,427 for "transferidos". 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