Which to use
“contará” and “cortaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,648
- “contará” frequency rank
- #29,567
- “cortaba” frequency rank
- 43215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contará | cortaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de contar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cortar o de cortarse. |
Where the eye mixes contará and cortaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between contará and cortaba
A purely visual mix-up. contará ([kõn̪t̪aˈɾa]) and cortaba ([koɾˈt̪aβ̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43215, 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]. cortaba is at rank #29,567, tagged as averb, pronounced [koɾˈt̪aβ̞a].
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 43215, this pair ranks #143,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contará vs cortaba
Shared letters: acort. Private to "contará": ná. Private to "cortaba": b.
"contará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cortaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cortaba ← ccortaba · coratba · corrtaba · cortaab · cortabba · cortava · cortbaa · corttaba
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contará" and "cortaba" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "contará" vs "cortaba" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "contará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contará" and "cortaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cortaba 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 #143,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.