Which to use
“captados” and “contados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,610
- “captados” frequency rank
- #13,419
- “contados” frequency rank
- 58029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | captados | contados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de captado, participio de captar. | Forma del plural de contado, participio de contar. |
Where the eye mixes captados and contados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. captados and contados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between captados and contados
A purely visual mix-up. captados ([kapˈt̪að̞os]) and contados ([kõn̪ˈt̪að̞os]) 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 58029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
captados is recorded at frequency rank #44,610, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kapˈt̪að̞os]. contados is at rank #13,419, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪að̞os].
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 58029, this pair ranks #68,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of captados vs contados
Shared letters: acdost. Private to "captados": p. Private to "contados": n.
"captados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "contados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "captados" and "contados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "captados" or "contados"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "captados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "captados" and "contados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cántaros vs captados". 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 #68,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.