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

#10,236
“trasladar” frequency rank
#15,509
“trasladarse” frequency rank
25745
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trasladar trasladarse
Definition Mover o llevar algo de un lado (lugar, sitio) a otro. Moverse o desplazarse de un lado (lugar, sitio) a otro.

Where the eye mixes trasladar and trasladarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. trasladar runs 9 letters (CCVCCVCVC) against trasladarse's 11 (CCVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
trasladar
11 ch
trasladarse

Look-alike desk: trasladar vs trasladarse

A purely visual mix-up. trasladar ([t̪ɾaslaˈð̞aɾ]) and trasladarse ([t̪ɾaslaˈð̞aɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “trasladar” sits inside “trasladarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trasladar is recorded at frequency rank #10,236, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaslaˈð̞aɾ]. trasladarse is at rank #15,509, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaslaˈð̞aɾse].

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 25745, this pair ranks #235,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of trasladar vs trasladarse

Shared letters: adlrst. Private to "trasladar": -. Private to "trasladarse": e.

"trasladar" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC  ·  "trasladarse" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trasladar ← rtasladar · tarsladar · tralsadar · trasaldar · traslaadr · trasladarr · trasladdar · trasladra
  • trasladarse ← rtasladarse · tarsladarse · tralsadarse · trasaldarse · traslaadrse · trasladarce · trasladares · trasladarrse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "trasladar" and "trasladarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾaslaˈð̞aɾ] versus [t̪ɾaslaˈð̞aɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "trasladar" or "trasladarse"?
"trasladar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,236 in our Spanish list, against #15,509 for "trasladarse". 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 "trasladar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trasladarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #235,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trasladar" and "trasladarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trasladaba vs trasladar". 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 #235,008 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