Which to use
“contada” is a participle and “contaría” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,948
- “contada” frequency rank
- #26,771
- “contaría” frequency rank
- 48719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contada | contaría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de contado, participio de contar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de contar. |
Where the eye mixes contada and contaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: contada vs contaría
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contada is [kõn̪ˈt̪að̞a] while contaría is [kõn̪t̪aˈɾia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48719, 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]. contaría is at rank #26,771, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪aˈɾia].
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 48719, this pair ranks #112,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contada vs contaría
Shared letters: acnot. Private to "contada": d. Private to "contaría": rí.
"contada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "contaría" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contada ← ccontada · cnotada · conatda · conntada · contaad · contadda · contdaa · conttada
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contada" and "contaría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contada" vs "contaría" - 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 "contada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contada" and "contaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contaría vs cortarla". 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 #112,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.