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“transitado” and “transitan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,995
“transitado” frequency rank
#37,363
“transitan” frequency rank
87358
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transitado transitan
Definition Participio de transitar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de transitar.

Where the eye mixes transitado and transitan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. transitado runs 10 letters (CCVCCVCVCV) against transitan's 9 (CCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
transitado
9 ch
transitan

Look-alike desk: transitado vs transitan

A purely visual mix-up. transitado ([t̪ɾãnsiˈt̪að̞o]) and transitan ([t̪ɾãnˈsit̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transitado is recorded at frequency rank #49,995, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsiˈt̪að̞o]. transitan is at rank #37,363, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnˈsit̪ãn].

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 87358, this pair ranks #4,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of transitado vs transitan

Shared letters: ainrst. Private to "transitado": do. Private to "transitan": -.

"transitado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV  ·  "transitan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transitado ← rtansitado · tarnsitado · trancitado · tranistado · trannsitado · transiatdo · transitaddo · transitaod
  • transitan ← rtansitan · tarnsitan · trancitan · tranistan · trannsitan · transiatn · transitann · transitna

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "transitado" for "transitan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾãnsiˈt̪að̞o] versus [t̪ɾãnˈsit̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "transitado" or "transitan"?
"transitan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,363 in our Spanish list, against #49,995 for "transitado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "transitado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transitan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transitado" and "transitan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transitada vs transitado". 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 #4,569 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