Which to use
“contacto” and “contactos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,191
- “contacto” frequency rank
- #4,064
- “contactos” frequency rank
- 5255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contacto | contactos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de tocar o de tocarse. | Forma del plural de contacto. |
Where the eye mixes contacto and contactos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. contacto runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against contactos's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses contacto with contactos
A purely visual mix-up. contacto ([kõn̪ˈt̪akt̪o]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “contacto” sits inside “contactos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contacto is recorded at frequency rank #1,191, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪akt̪o]. 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 5255, this pair ranks #314,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contacto vs contactos
Shared letters: acnot. Private to "contacto": -. Private to "contactos": s.
"contacto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "contactos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contacto" and "contactos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "contacto" or "contactos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "contacto" and "contactos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contacto" 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 #314,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contacto" and "contactos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constató vs contacto". 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 #314,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.