Which to use
“cansadas” and “contadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,448
- “cansadas” frequency rank
- #18,197
- “contadas” frequency rank
- 54645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cansadas | contadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cansado. | Forma del femenino plural de contado, participio de contar. |
Where the eye mixes cansadas and contadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cansadas vs contadas
A purely visual mix-up. cansadas ([kãnˈsað̞as]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cansadas is recorded at frequency rank #36,448, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kãnˈsað̞as]. 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 54645, this pair ranks #82,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cansadas vs contadas
Shared letters: acdns. Private to "cansadas": -. Private to "contadas": ot.
"cansadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "contadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cansadas" and "contadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cansadas" vs "contadas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cansadas" 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 #82,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cansadas" and "contadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cañadas vs cansadas". 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 #82,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.