Which to use
“transferir” and “transfirió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,498
- “transferir” frequency rank
- #38,996
- “transfirió” frequency rank
- 51494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transferir | transfirió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Remitir dinero de una cuenta bancaria a otra mediante una transferencia bancaria. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de transferir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set transferir and transfirió apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. transferir ([t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾiɾ]) and transfirió ([t̪ɾãnsfiˈɾjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transferir is recorded at frequency rank #12,498, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfeˈɾiɾ]. transfirió is at rank #38,996, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfiˈɾjo].
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 51494, this pair ranks #97,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of transferir vs transfirió
Shared letters: afinrst. Private to "transferir": e. Private to "transfirió": ó.
"transferir" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVC · "transfirió" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- transferir ← rtansferir · tarnsferir · tranfserir · trannsferir · transefrir · transfeirr · transferirr · transferri