Which to use
“transporta” and “transportar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,180
- “transporta” frequency rank
- #10,431
- “transportar” frequency rank
- 31611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transporta | transportar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de transportar. | Mover o cambiar de sitio |
Where the eye mixes transporta and transportar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: transporta vs transportar
A purely visual mix-up. transporta ([t̪ɾãnsˈpoɾt̪a]) and transportar ([t̪ɾãnspoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “transporta” sits inside “transportar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31611, 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]. transportar is at rank #10,431, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnspoɾˈt̪aɾ].
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 31611, this pair ranks #206,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of transporta vs transportar
Shared letters: anoprst. Private to "transporta": -. Private to "transportar": -.
"transporta" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCV · "transportar" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- transporta ← rtansporta · tarnsporta · trannsporta · tranpsorta · transoprta · transporat · transporrta · transportta
- transportar ← rtansportar · tarnsportar · trannsportar · tranpsortar · transoprtar · transporatr · transporrtar · transportarr
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "transporta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transportar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transporta" and "transportar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transporta vs transportada". 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 #206,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.