transformadovstransformadosWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#11,144
“transformado” frequency rank
#37,887
“transformados” frequency rank
49031
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transformado transformados
Definition Participio de transformar. Forma del plural de transformado, participio de transformar.

Where the eye mixes transformado and transformados

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

12 ch
transformado
13 ch
transformados

Why the eye confuses transformado with transformados

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transformado is [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmað̞o] while transformados is [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “transformado” sits inside “transformados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transformado is recorded at frequency rank #11,144, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmað̞o]. transformados is at rank #37,887, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmað̞os].

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 49031, this pair ranks #111,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of transformado vs transformados

Shared letters: adfmnorst. Private to "transformado": -. Private to "transformados": -.

"transformado" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCV  ·  "transformados" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transformadortansformado · tarnsformado · tranfsormado · trannsformado · transfformado · transfomrado · transforamdo · transformaddo
  • transformadosrtansformados · tarnsformados · tranfsormados · trannsformados · transfformados · transfomrados · transforamdos · transformaddos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "transformado" and "transformados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "transformado" is a verb and "transformados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "transformado" vs "transformados" - which ranks higher?
"transformado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,144 in our Spanish list, against #37,887 for "transformados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "transformado" and "transformados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "transformado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transformados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transformado" and "transformados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transformadas vs transformados". 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 #111,134 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