# contains

> English word · Verb · IPA /kənˈteɪnz/ · frequency rank #2,105

## Definitions
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of contain

## Easily confused with
- **curtains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contains-vs-curtains)
- **contain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contain-vs-contains)
- **contacts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contacts-vs-contains)
- **captains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/captains-vs-contains)
- **contained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contained-vs-contains)
- **container** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/container-vs-contains)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccontains`, `cnotains`, `conatins`, `conntains`, `containns`, `containss`, `contaisn`, `contanis`, `contians`, `conttains`, `cotnains`, `ocntains`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/contains