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Which to use

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

#21,180
“transporta” frequency rank
#25,476
“transportaba” frequency rank
46656
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transporta transportaba
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de transportar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de transportar.

Where the eye mixes transporta and transportaba

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
transporta
12 ch
transportaba

Why the eye confuses transporta with transportaba

A purely visual mix-up. transporta ([t̪ɾãnsˈpoɾt̪a]) and transportaba ([t̪ɾãnspoɾˈt̪aβ̞a]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “transporta” sits inside “transportaba”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transporta is recorded at frequency rank #21,180, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsˈpoɾt̪a]. transportaba is at rank #25,476, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnspoɾˈt̪aβ̞a].

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 46656, this pair ranks #124,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of transporta vs transportaba

Shared letters: anoprst. Private to "transporta": -. Private to "transportaba": b.

"transporta" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCV  ·  "transportaba" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transportartansporta · tarnsporta · trannsporta · tranpsorta · transoprta · transporat · transporrta · transportta
  • transportabartansportaba · tarnsportaba · trannsportaba · tranpsortaba · transoprtaba · transporatba · transporrtaba · transportaab

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "transporta" and "transportaba" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾãnsˈpoɾt̪a] versus [t̪ɾãnspoɾˈt̪aβ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "transporta" vs "transportaba" - which ranks higher?
"transporta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,180 in our Spanish list, against #25,476 for "transportaba". 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 "transporta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transportaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #124,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transporta" and "transportaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transportaba 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 #124,518 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