Which to use
“contactado” and “contagiado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,357
- “contactado” frequency rank
- #38,598
- “contagiado” frequency rank
- 61955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contactado | contagiado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de contactar. | Participio de contagiar o de contagiarse. |
Where the eye mixes contactado and contagiado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: contactado vs contagiado
A purely visual mix-up. contactado ([kõn̪t̪akˈt̪að̞o]) and contagiado ([kõn̪t̪aˈxjað̞o]) 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 61955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contactado is recorded at frequency rank #23,357, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪akˈt̪að̞o]. contagiado is at rank #38,598, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪aˈxjað̞o].
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 61955, this pair ranks #53,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contactado vs contagiado
Shared letters: acdnot. Private to "contactado": -. Private to "contagiado": gi.
"contactado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "contagiado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contactado ← ccontactado · cnotactado · conatctado · conntactado · contacatdo · contacctado · contactaddo · contactaod
- contagiado ← ccontagiado · cnotagiado · conatgiado · conntagiado · contagaido · contaggiado · contagiaddo · contagiaod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contactado" for "contagiado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "contactado" vs "contagiado" - which ranks higher?
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 "contactado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contagiado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contactado" and "contagiado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contagiado vs contagiar". 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 #53,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.