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Which to use

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

#34,818
“traspasa” frequency rank
#25,477
“traspasar” frequency rank
60295
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature traspasa traspasar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de traspasar. Pasar o llevar una cosa de un sitio a otro.

Where the eye mixes traspasa and traspasar

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

8 ch
traspasa
9 ch
traspasar

Look-alike desk: traspasa vs traspasar

A purely visual mix-up. traspasa ([t̪ɾasˈpasa]) and traspasar ([t̪ɾaspaˈsaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “traspasa” sits inside “traspasar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

traspasa is recorded at frequency rank #34,818, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾasˈpasa]. traspasar is at rank #25,477, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaspaˈsaɾ].

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 60295, this pair ranks #59,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of traspasa vs traspasar

Shared letters: aprst. Private to "traspasa": -. Private to "traspasar": -.

"traspasa" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV  ·  "traspasar" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • traspasa ← rtaspasa · tarspasa · trapsasa · trasapsa · traspaas · traspassa · trasppasa · traspsaa
  • traspasar ← rtaspasar · tarspasar · trapsasar · trasapsar · traspaasr · traspasarr · traspasra · traspassar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "traspasa" and "traspasar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾasˈpasa] versus [t̪ɾaspaˈsaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "traspasa" vs "traspasar" - which ranks higher?
"traspasar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,477 in our Spanish list, against #34,818 for "traspasa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "traspasa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "traspasar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #59,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "traspasa" and "traspasar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traspasa vs traspasado". 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 #59,448 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