Which to use
“contadas” and “cortadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,197
- “contadas” frequency rank
- #18,202
- “cortadas” frequency rank
- 36399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contadas | cortadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de contado, participio de contar. | Forma del femenino plural de cortado, participio de cortar o de cortarse. |
Where the eye mixes contadas and cortadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses contadas with cortadas
A purely visual mix-up. contadas ([kõn̪ˈt̪að̞as]) and cortadas ([koɾˈt̪að̞as]) 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 a single letter - n in “contadas” becomes r in “cortadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36399, 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]. cortadas is at rank #18,202, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [koɾˈt̪að̞as].
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 36399, this pair ranks #180,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contadas vs cortadas
Shared letters: acdost. Private to "contadas": n. Private to "cortadas": r.
"contadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cortadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contadas" and "cortadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "contadas" or "cortadas"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "contadas" and "cortadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contadas" and "cortadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cortadas vs cortador". 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 #180,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.