transformadasvstransformadorConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#48,120
“transformadas” frequency rank
#26,262
“transformador” frequency rank
74382
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transformadas transformador
Definition Forma del femenino plural de transformado, participio de transformar. Que ejecuta o motiva la transformación y el cambio, que transforma (en sus diferentes acepciones).

Where the eye mixes transformadas and transformador

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

13 ch
transformadas
13 ch
transformador

Why the eye confuses transformadas with transformador

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transformadas is [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmað̞as] while transformador is [t̪ɾãnsfoɾmaˈð̞oɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transformadas is recorded at frequency rank #48,120, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmað̞as]. transformador is at rank #26,262, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfoɾmaˈð̞oɾ].

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 74382, this pair ranks #21,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of transformadas vs transformador

Shared letters: adfmnorst. Private to "transformadas": -. Private to "transformador": -.

"transformadas" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCVC  ·  "transformador" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transformadasrtansformadas · tarnsformadas · tranfsormadas · trannsformadas · transfformadas · transfomradas · transforamdas · transformaads
  • transformadorrtansformador · tarnsformador · tranfsormador · trannsformador · transfformador · transfomrador · transforamdor · transformaddor

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "transformadas" and "transformador" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "transformadas" is a participle and "transformador" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "transformadas" or "transformador" show up more?
"transformador" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,262 in our Spanish list, against #48,120 for "transformadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "transformadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transformador" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transformadas" and "transformador" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transformadas vs transportadas". 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 #21,441 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