Which to use
“confieren” and “contienen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,125
- “confieren” frequency rank
- #5,479
- “contienen” frequency rank
- 44604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confieren | contienen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conferir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de contener o de contenerse. |
Where the eye mixes confieren and contienen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses confieren with contienen
A purely visual mix-up. confieren ([kõɱˈfjeɾẽn]) and contienen ([kõn̪ˈt̪jenẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confieren is recorded at frequency rank #39,125, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱˈfjeɾẽn]. contienen is at rank #5,479, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪jenẽn].
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 44604, this pair ranks #136,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of confieren vs contienen
Shared letters: ceino. Private to "confieren": fr. Private to "contienen": t.
"confieren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "contienen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "confieren" for "contienen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "confieren" or "contienen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "confieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contienen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confieren" and "contienen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conciernen vs confieren". 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 #136,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.