Which to use
“contará” and “contaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,648
- “contará” frequency rank
- #11,013
- “contaron” frequency rank
- 24661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contará | contaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de contar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de contar. |
Where the eye mixes contará and contaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: contará vs contaron
A purely visual mix-up. contará ([kõn̪t̪aˈɾa]) and contaron ([kõn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contará is recorded at frequency rank #13,648, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪aˈɾa]. contaron is at rank #11,013, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪aɾõn].
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 24661, this pair ranks #240,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contará vs contaron
Shared letters: acnort. Private to "contará": á. Private to "contaron": -.
"contará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "contaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contaron ← ccontaron · cnotaron · conatron · conntaron · contaorn · contarno · contaronn · contarron
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "contará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contará" and "contaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contará 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 #240,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.