Which to use
“citados” and “contados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,550
- “citados” frequency rank
- #13,419
- “contados” frequency rank
- 25969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | citados | contados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de citado, participio de citar o de citarse. | Forma del plural de contado, participio de contar. |
Where the eye mixes citados and contados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. citados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against contados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between citados and contados
A purely visual mix-up. citados ([siˈt̪að̞os]) 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 25969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
citados is recorded at frequency rank #12,550, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [siˈt̪að̞os]. 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 25969, this pair ranks #233,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of citados vs contados
Shared letters: acdost. Private to "citados": i. Private to "contados": n.
"citados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "contados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "citados" and "contados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "citados" vs "contados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "citados" 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 #233,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "citados" and "contados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contados vs cortador". 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 #233,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.