Which to use
“contará” and “cortarla” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,648
- “contará” frequency rank
- #49,542
- “cortarla” frequency rank
- 63190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contará | cortarla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de contar. | Desistir. |
Where the eye mixes contará and cortarla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. contará runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against cortarla's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses contará with cortarla
A purely visual mix-up. contará ([kõn̪t̪aˈɾa]) and cortarla ([koɾˈt̪aɾla]) 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 63190, 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]. cortarla is at rank #49,542, tagged as averb, pronounced [koɾˈt̪aɾla].
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 63190, this pair ranks #49,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contará vs cortarla
Shared letters: acort. Private to "contará": ná. Private to "cortarla": l.
"contará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cortarla" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cortarla ← ccortarla · coratrla · corrtarla · cortalra · cortaral · cortarlla · cortarrla · cortrala
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contará" and "cortarla" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "contará" or "cortarla"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortarla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contará" and "cortarla" 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 #49,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.