Which to use
“confíen” and “contiene” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,575
- “confíen” frequency rank
- #2,016
- “contiene” frequency rank
- 34591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confíen | contiene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de confiar o de confiarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de contener. |
Where the eye mixes confíen and contiene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. confíen runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against contiene's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: confíen vs contiene
A purely visual mix-up. confíen ([kõɱˈfiẽn]) and contiene ([kõn̪ˈt̪jene]) 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 34591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confíen is recorded at frequency rank #32,575, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱˈfiẽn]. contiene is at rank #2,016, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪jene].
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 34591, this pair ranks #190,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of confíen vs contiene
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "confíen": fí. Private to "contiene": it.
"confíen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "contiene" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contiene ← ccontiene · cnotiene · conitene · conntiene · conteine · contieen · contienne · continee
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "confíen" and "contiene" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "confíen" or "contiene" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "confíen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contiene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confíen" and "contiene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conciben vs confíen". 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 #190,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.