Which to use
“contaminada” and “contaminadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,998
- “contaminada” frequency rank
- #35,430
- “contaminadas” frequency rank
- 58428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contaminada | contaminadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de contaminado, participio de contaminar. | Forma del femenino plural de contaminado, participio de contaminar. |
Where the eye mixes contaminada and contaminadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. contaminada runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVCV) against contaminadas's 12 (CVCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: contaminada vs contaminadas
A purely visual mix-up. contaminada ([kõn̪t̪amiˈnað̞a]) and contaminadas ([kõn̪t̪amiˈnað̞as]) 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) - “contaminada” sits inside “contaminadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contaminada is recorded at frequency rank #22,998, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪amiˈnað̞a]. contaminadas is at rank #35,430, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪amiˈnað̞as].
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 58428, this pair ranks #66,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contaminada vs contaminadas
Shared letters: acdimnot. Private to "contaminada": -. Private to "contaminadas": s.
"contaminada" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCV · "contaminadas" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contaminada ← ccontaminada · cnotaminada · conatminada · conntaminada · contaimnada · contamianda · contaminaad · contaminadda
- contaminadas ← ccontaminadas · cnotaminadas · conatminadas · conntaminadas · contaimnadas · contamiandas · contaminaads · contaminadass
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contaminada" for "contaminadas" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "contaminada" and "contaminadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contaminada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contaminadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contaminada" and "contaminadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contaminada vs contaminando". 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 #66,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.