transformadosvstransformándoseWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#37,887
“transformados” frequency rank
#42,187
“transformándose” frequency rank
80074
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transformados transformándose
Definition Forma del plural de transformado, participio de transformar. Gerundio de transformar, con el pronombre «se» enclítico.

Where the eye mixes transformados and transformándose

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

13 ch
transformados
15 ch
transformándose

Visual trap between transformados and transformándose

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transformados is [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmað̞os] while transformándose is [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmãn̪d̪ose]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transformados is recorded at frequency rank #37,887, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmað̞os]. transformándose is at rank #42,187, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmãn̪d̪ose].

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 80074, this pair ranks #12,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of transformados vs transformándose

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

"transformados" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCVC  ·  "transformándose" · 15 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transformadosrtansformados · tarnsformados · tranfsormados · trannsformados · transfformados · transfomrados · transforamdos · transformaddos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "transformados" and "transformándose" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "transformados" is a participle and "transformándose" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "transformados" or "transformándose" show up more?
"transformados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,887 in our Spanish list, against #42,187 for "transformándose". 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 "transformados" and "transformándose" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "transformados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transformándose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transformados" and "transformándose" 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 #12,143 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