Which to use
“contact” and “contactos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,993
- “contact” frequency rank
- #4,064
- “contactos” frequency rank
- 34057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contact | contactos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contacto. | Forma del plural de contacto. |
Where the eye mixes contact and contactos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. contact runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against contactos's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between contact and contactos
A purely visual mix-up. contact (/kɔ̃.takt/) and contactos ([kõn̪ˈt̪akt̪os]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “contact” sits inside “contactos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contact is recorded at frequency rank #29,993, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɔ̃.takt/. contactos is at rank #4,064, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪akt̪os].
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 34057, this pair ranks #193,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contact vs contactos
Shared letters: acnot. Private to "contact": -. Private to "contactos": s.
"contact" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "contactos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contact" and "contactos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contact" vs "contactos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "contact" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contactos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contact" and "contactos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "connect vs contact". 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 #193,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.