trasladabavstrasladarTell them apart

Which to use

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

#48,122
“trasladaba” frequency rank
#10,236
“trasladar” frequency rank
58358
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trasladaba trasladar
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de trasladar o de trasladarse. Mover o llevar algo de un lado (lugar, sitio) a otro.

Where the eye mixes trasladaba and trasladar

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

10 ch
trasladaba
9 ch
trasladar

Why the eye confuses trasladaba with trasladar

A purely visual mix-up. trasladaba ([t̪ɾaslaˈð̞aβ̞a]) and trasladar ([t̪ɾaslaˈð̞aɾ]) 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 58358, 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]. trasladar is at rank #10,236, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaslaˈð̞aɾ].

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 58358, this pair ranks #66,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of trasladaba vs trasladar

Shared letters: adlrst. Private to "trasladaba": b. Private to "trasladar": -.

"trasladaba" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV  ·  "trasladar" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trasladaba ← rtasladaba · tarsladaba · tralsadaba · trasaldaba · traslaadba · trasladaab · trasladabba · trasladava
  • trasladar ← rtasladar · tarsladar · tralsadar · trasaldar · traslaadr · trasladarr · trasladdar · trasladra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "trasladaba" and "trasladar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾaslaˈð̞aβ̞a] versus [t̪ɾaslaˈð̞aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "trasladaba" vs "trasladar" - which ranks higher?
"trasladar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,236 in our Spanish list, against #48,122 for "trasladaba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "trasladaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trasladar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #66,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trasladaba" and "trasladar" 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 #66,737 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