traspasadovstraspasoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#32,437
“traspasado” frequency rank
#13,576
“traspaso” frequency rank
46013
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature traspasado traspaso
Definition Participio de traspasar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de traspasar.

Where the eye mixes traspasado and traspaso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
traspasado
8 ch
traspaso

Visual trap between traspasado and traspaso

A purely visual mix-up. traspasado ([t̪ɾaspaˈsað̞o]) and traspaso ([t̪ɾasˈpaso]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46013, 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]. traspaso is at rank #13,576, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾasˈpaso].

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 46013, this pair ranks #128,183 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of traspasado vs traspaso

Shared letters: aoprst. Private to "traspasado": d. Private to "traspaso": -.

"traspasado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV  ·  "traspaso" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • traspasadortaspasado · tarspasado · trapsasado · trasapsado · traspaasdo · traspasaddo · traspasaod · traspasdao
  • traspasortaspaso · tarspaso · trapsaso · trasapso · traspaos · traspasso · trasppaso · traspsao

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "traspasado" and "traspaso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾaspaˈsað̞o] versus [t̪ɾasˈpaso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "traspasado" vs "traspaso" - which ranks higher?
"traspaso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,576 in our Spanish list, against #32,437 for "traspasado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "traspasado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "traspaso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #128,183 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "traspasado" and "traspaso" 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 #128,183 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