transformadavstransformadoraWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: transformada is a participle, transformadora is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“transformada” is a participle and “transformadora” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,428
“transformada” frequency rank
#42,186
“transformadora” frequency rank
69614
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transformada transformadora
Definition Forma del femenino de transformado, participio de transformar. Forma del femenino de transformador.

Where the eye mixes transformada and transformadora

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.

12 ch
transformada
14 ch
transformadora

Look-alike desk: transformada vs transformadora

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transformada is [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmað̞a] while transformadora is [t̪ɾãnsfoɾmaˈð̞oɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transformada is recorded at frequency rank #27,428, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmað̞a]. transformadora is at rank #42,186, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfoɾmaˈð̞oɾa].

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 69614, this pair ranks #31,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of transformada vs transformadora

Shared letters: adfmnorst. Private to "transformada": -. Private to "transformadora": -.

"transformada" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCV  ·  "transformadora" · 14 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transformadartansformada · tarnsformada · tranfsormada · trannsformada · transfformada · transfomrada · transforamda · transformaad
  • transformadorartansformadora · tarnsformadora · tranfsormadora · trannsformadora · transfformadora · transfomradora · transforamdora · transformaddora

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "transformada" for "transformadora" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "transformada" is a participle and "transformadora" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "transformada" or "transformadora" show up more?
"transformada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,428 in our Spanish list, against #42,186 for "transformadora". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "transformada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transformadora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transformada" and "transformadora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transformadora vs transformará". 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 #31,590 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