contratado

[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o]

/[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o]/ verb

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The verdict

“contratado” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,532. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,532
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participio de contratar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contratado · contratado · Spanish

contratado · rank #7,532 · 15 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,532
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Contador

Nearest frequency peer: Contador (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “contratado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “contratado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

contratado vs contrato
80% similar
contratado vs contratar
80% similar
contratado vs contratan
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for contratado
PropertyValue
Headwordcontratado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,532
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “contratado”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.contratadocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Contador” (#7,531), “convirtieron” (#7,533), “contabilidad” (#7,530). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contratado” va en #7,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around contratado (IPA [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,532 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participio de contratar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for contratado, with forms such as "ccontratado", "cnotratado", and "conntratado". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "contrato", "contratar", "contratan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is contratado, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-T-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de contratar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontratado
  • cnotratado
  • conntratado
  • conrtatado
  • contartado
  • contraatdo
  • contrataddo
  • contrataod
  • contratdao
  • contrattado
  • contrratado
  • contrtaado
  • conttratado
  • cotnratado
  • ocntratado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contratado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccontratado1cnotratado2conntratado1conrtatado2contartado2contraatdo2contrataddo1contrataod2
Edit distance from "contratado"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contratado"?
"contratado" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-T-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o].
What does "contratado" mean?
As a verb, "contratado" means: Participio de contratar.
What words are commonly confused with "contratado"?
"contratado" is commonly confused with "contrato", "contratar", "contratan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contratado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contratado" is [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contratado" come from?
"contratado" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "contratado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

construida#7,529deportivas#7,542encontrará#7,553honestidad#7,570

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

solicitado15 variantssalvación15 variantspoliciales15 variantsintentaron15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list