Which to use
“contadas” is a participle and “contado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,197
- “contadas” frequency rank
- #4,873
- “contado” frequency rank
- 23070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contadas | contado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de contado, participio de contar. | Raro, escaso. |
Where the eye mixes contadas and contado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses contadas with contado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contadas is [kõn̪ˈt̪að̞as] while contado is [kõn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contadas is recorded at frequency rank #18,197, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪að̞as]. contado is at rank #4,873, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪að̞o].
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 23070, this pair ranks #247,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contadas vs contado
Shared letters: acdnot. Private to "contadas": s. Private to "contado": -.
"contadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "contado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contadas" and "contado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "contadas" or "contado" show up more?
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 "contadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contadas" and "contado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cañadas vs contadas". 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 #247,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.