Which to use
“citadas” and “contadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,634
- “citadas” frequency rank
- #18,197
- “contadas” frequency rank
- 35831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | citadas | contadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de citado, participio de citar o de citarse. | Forma del femenino plural de contado, participio de contar. |
Where the eye mixes citadas and contadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses citadas with contadas
A purely visual mix-up. citadas ([siˈt̪að̞as]) 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 35831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
citadas is recorded at frequency rank #17,634, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [siˈt̪að̞as]. 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 35831, this pair ranks #183,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of citadas vs contadas
Shared letters: acdst. Private to "citadas": i. Private to "contadas": no.
"citadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "contadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "citadas" for "contadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "citadas" vs "contadas" - which ranks higher?
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 "citadas" 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 #183,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "citadas" and "contadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cañadas vs contadas". 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 #183,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.