trasladadavstrasladadoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: trasladada is a participle, trasladado is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“trasladada” is a participle and “trasladado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,888
“trasladada” frequency rank
#8,598
“trasladado” frequency rank
31486
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trasladada trasladado
Definition Forma del femenino de trasladado, participio de trasladar o de trasladarse. Participio de trasladar o de trasladarse.

Where the eye mixes trasladada and trasladado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. trasladada and trasladado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
trasladada
10 ch
trasladado

Why the eye confuses trasladada with trasladado

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trasladada is [t̪ɾaslaˈð̞að̞a] while trasladado is [t̪ɾaslaˈð̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “trasladada” becomes o in “trasladado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trasladada is recorded at frequency rank #22,888, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾaslaˈð̞að̞a]. trasladado is at rank #8,598, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaslaˈð̞að̞o].

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 31486, this pair ranks #206,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of trasladada vs trasladado

Shared letters: adlrst. Private to "trasladada": -. Private to "trasladado": o.

"trasladada" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV  ·  "trasladado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trasladada ← rtasladada · tarsladada · tralsadada · trasaldada · traslaadda · trasladaad · trasladadda · trasladdaa
  • trasladado ← rtasladado · tarsladado · tralsadado · trasaldado · traslaaddo · trasladaddo · trasladaod · trasladdado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "trasladada" and "trasladado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "trasladada" is a participle and "trasladado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "trasladada" vs "trasladado" - which ranks higher?
"trasladado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,598 in our Spanish list, against #22,888 for "trasladada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "trasladada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trasladado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #206,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trasladada" and "trasladado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trasladaba vs trasladada". 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 #206,841 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