Which to use
“traspasado” and “traspasar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,437
- “traspasado” frequency rank
- #25,477
- “traspasar” frequency rank
- 57914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traspasado | traspasar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de traspasar. | Pasar o llevar una cosa de un sitio a otro. |
Where the eye mixes traspasado and traspasar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses traspasado with traspasar
A purely visual mix-up. traspasado ([t̪ɾaspaˈsað̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traspasado is recorded at frequency rank #32,437, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaspaˈsað̞o]. 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 57914, this pair ranks #68,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of traspasado vs traspasar
Shared letters: aprst. Private to "traspasado": do. Private to "traspasar": -.
"traspasado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV · "traspasar" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- traspasado ← rtaspasado · tarspasado · trapsasado · trasapsado · traspaasdo · traspasaddo · traspasaod · traspasdao
- traspasar ← rtaspasar · tarspasar · trapsasar · trasapsar · traspaasr · traspasarr · traspasra · traspassar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "traspasado" for "traspasar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "traspasado" or "traspasar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "traspasado" and "traspasar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "traspasado" 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 #68,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traspasado" 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 #68,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.