Which to use
“centrados” and “contados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,940
- “centrados” frequency rank
- #13,419
- “contados” frequency rank
- 39359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | centrados | contados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de centrado, participio de centrar. | Forma del plural de contado, participio de contar. |
Where the eye mixes centrados and contados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. centrados runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against contados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between centrados and contados
A purely visual mix-up. centrados ([sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞os]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
centrados is recorded at frequency rank #25,940, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞os]. 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 39359, this pair ranks #164,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of centrados vs contados
Shared letters: acdnost. Private to "centrados": er. Private to "contados": -.
"centrados" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "contados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "centrados" for "contados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "centrados" or "contados"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "centrados" 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 #164,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "centrados" and "contados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centrados vs centrando". 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 #164,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.