Which to use
“transporte” is a noun and “transportes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,073
- “transporte” frequency rank
- #7,236
- “transportes” frequency rank
- 8309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transporte | transportes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La acción y el efecto de mover o llevar algo de un lugar a otro. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de transportar. |
Where the eye mixes transporte and transportes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between transporte and transportes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transporte is [t̪ɾãnsˈpoɾt̪e] while transportes is [t̪ɾãnsˈpoɾt̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “transporte” sits inside “transportes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8309, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transporte is recorded at frequency rank #1,073, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsˈpoɾt̪e]. transportes is at rank #7,236, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsˈpoɾt̪es].
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 8309, this pair ranks #305,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of transporte vs transportes
Shared letters: aenoprst. Private to "transporte": -. Private to "transportes": -.
"transporte" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCV · "transportes" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- transporte ← rtansporte · tarnsporte · trannsporte · tranpsorte · transoprte · transporet · transporrte · transportte
- transportes ← rtansportes · tarnsportes · trannsportes · tranpsortes · transoprtes · transporets · transporrtes · transportess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "transporte" for "transportes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "transporte" or "transportes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "transporte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transportes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transporte" and "transportes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transportan vs transportes". 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 #305,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.