Which to use
“cañadas” and “contadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,407
- “cañadas” frequency rank
- #18,197
- “contadas” frequency rank
- 64604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cañadas | contadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cañado, participio de cañar. | Forma del femenino plural de contado, participio de contar. |
Where the eye mixes cañadas and contadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cañadas and contadas
A purely visual mix-up. cañadas ([kaˈɲað̞as]) and contadas ([kõn̪ˈt̪að̞as]) 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 64604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cañadas is recorded at frequency rank #46,407, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kaˈɲað̞as]. contadas is at rank #18,197, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪að̞as].
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 64604, this pair ranks #45,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cañadas vs contadas
Shared letters: acds. Private to "cañadas": ñ. Private to "contadas": not.
"cañadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "contadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contadas ← ccontadas · cnotadas · conatdas · conntadas · contaads · contadass · contaddas · contadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cañadas" and "contadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cañadas" or "contadas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cañadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cañadas" and "contadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cañadas vs carnada". 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 #45,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.