constatadovscontratadoTell them apart

Which to use

“constatado” and “contratado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,023
“constatado” frequency rank
#7,532
“contratado” frequency rank
45555
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature constatado contratado
Definition Participio de constatar. Participio de contratar.

Where the eye mixes constatado and contratado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
constatado
10 ch
contratado

Why the eye confuses constatado with contratado

A purely visual mix-up. constatado ([kõnst̪aˈt̪að̞o]) and contratado ([kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o]) 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 45555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

constatado is recorded at frequency rank #38,023, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnst̪aˈt̪að̞o]. contratado is at rank #7,532, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o].

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 45555, this pair ranks #130,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of constatado vs contratado

Shared letters: acdnot. Private to "constatado": s. Private to "contratado": r.

"constatado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV  ·  "contratado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • constatadocconstatado · cnostatado · connstatado · consattado · consstatado · constaatdo · constataddo · constataod
  • contratadoccontratado · cnotratado · conntratado · conrtatado · contartado · contraatdo · contrataddo · contrataod

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "constatado" for "contratado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõnst̪aˈt̪að̞o] versus [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "constatado" or "contratado"?
"contratado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,532 in our Spanish list, against #38,023 for "constatado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "constatado" and "contratado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "constatado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "contratado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #130,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "constatado" and "contratado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constatado vs constató". 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 #130,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list