Which to use
“contada” and “contadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,948
- “contada” frequency rank
- #18,197
- “contadas” frequency rank
- 40145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contada | contadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de contado, participio de contar. | Forma del femenino plural de contado, participio de contar. |
Where the eye mixes contada and contadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between contada and contadas
A purely visual mix-up. contada ([kõn̪ˈt̪að̞a]) and contadas ([kõn̪ˈt̪að̞as]) 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) - “contada” sits inside “contadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contada is recorded at frequency rank #21,948, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. contadas is at rank #18,197, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪að̞as].
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 40145, this pair ranks #160,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contada vs contadas
Shared letters: acdnot. Private to "contada": -. Private to "contadas": s.
"contada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "contadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contada" and "contadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "contada" or "contadas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contada" and "contadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constará vs contada". 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 #160,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.