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Which to use

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

#8,598
“trasladado” frequency rank
#23,256
“trasladan” frequency rank
31854
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trasladado trasladan
Definition Participio de trasladar o de trasladarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de trasladar o de trasladarse.

Where the eye mixes trasladado and trasladan

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

10 ch
trasladado
9 ch
trasladan

Why the eye confuses trasladado with trasladan

A purely visual mix-up. trasladado ([t̪ɾaslaˈð̞að̞o]) and trasladan ([t̪ɾasˈlað̞ãn]) 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 31854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trasladado is recorded at frequency rank #8,598, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaslaˈð̞að̞o]. trasladan is at rank #23,256, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾasˈlað̞ãn].

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 31854, this pair ranks #204,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of trasladado vs trasladan

Shared letters: adlrst. Private to "trasladado": o. Private to "trasladan": n.

"trasladado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV  ·  "trasladan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trasladado ← rtasladado · tarsladado · tralsadado · trasaldado · traslaaddo · trasladaddo · trasladaod · trasladdado
  • trasladan ← rtasladan · tarsladan · tralsadan · trasaldan · traslaadn · trasladann · trasladdan · trasladna

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "trasladado" for "trasladan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾaslaˈð̞að̞o] versus [t̪ɾasˈlað̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "trasladado" or "trasladan"?
"trasladado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,598 in our Spanish list, against #23,256 for "trasladan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "trasladado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trasladan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #204,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trasladado" and "trasladan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trasladaba vs trasladan". 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 #204,970 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