Which to use
“trasladaba” is a verb and “trasladada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,122
- “trasladaba” frequency rank
- #22,888
- “trasladada” frequency rank
- 71010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trasladaba | trasladada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de trasladar o de trasladarse. | Forma del femenino de trasladado, participio de trasladar o de trasladarse. |
Where the eye mixes trasladaba and trasladada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. trasladaba and trasladada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses trasladaba with trasladada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trasladaba is [t̪ɾaslaˈð̞aβ̞a] while trasladada is [t̪ɾaslaˈð̞að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “trasladaba” becomes d in “trasladada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trasladaba is recorded at frequency rank #48,122, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaslaˈð̞aβ̞a]. trasladada is at rank #22,888, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾaslaˈð̞að̞a].
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 71010, this pair ranks #28,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of trasladaba vs trasladada
Shared letters: adlrst. Private to "trasladaba": b. Private to "trasladada": -.
"trasladaba" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV · "trasladada" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- trasladaba ← rtasladaba · tarsladaba · tralsadaba · trasaldaba · traslaadba · trasladaab · trasladabba · trasladava
- trasladada ← rtasladada · tarsladada · tralsadada · trasaldada · traslaadda · trasladaad · trasladadda · trasladdaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trasladaba" for "trasladada" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "trasladaba" or "trasladada" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "trasladaba" and "trasladada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "trasladaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trasladada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trasladaba" and "trasladada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trasladaba vs trasladadas". 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 #28,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.