Which to use
“confiados” and “contados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,572
- “confiados” frequency rank
- #13,419
- “contados” frequency rank
- 45991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confiados | contados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de confiado, participio de confiar o de confiarse. | Forma del plural de contado, participio de contar. |
Where the eye mixes confiados and contados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. confiados runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against contados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses confiados with contados
A purely visual mix-up. confiados ([kõɱˈfjað̞os]) 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 45991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confiados is recorded at frequency rank #32,572, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõɱˈfjað̞os]. 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 45991, this pair ranks #128,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of confiados vs contados
Shared letters: acdnos. Private to "confiados": fi. Private to "contados": t.
"confiados" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "contados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "confiados" for "contados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "confiados" or "contados"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "confiados" 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 #128,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confiados" and "contados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confiados vs confiemos". 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 #128,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.