Which to use
“contado” and “cortado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,873
- “contado” frequency rank
- #8,360
- “cortado” frequency rank
- 13233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contado | cortado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Raro, escaso. | Se dice de la persona de carácter tímido y retraído. |
Where the eye mixes contado and cortado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses contado with cortado
A purely visual mix-up. contado ([kõn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and cortado ([koɾˈt̪að̞o]) 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 “contado” becomes r in “cortado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contado is recorded at frequency rank #4,873, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. cortado is at rank #8,360, tagged as anadj, pronounced [koɾˈt̪að̞o].
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 13233, this pair ranks #288,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contado vs cortado
Shared letters: acdot. Private to "contado": n. Private to "cortado": r.
"contado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cortado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contado" and "cortado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "contado" or "cortado"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "contado" and "cortado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contado" and "cortado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cortado 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 #288,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.