Which to use
“contarán” and “cortaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,126
- “contarán” frequency rank
- #44,666
- “cortaban” frequency rank
- 73792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contarán | cortaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de contar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cortar. |
Where the eye mixes contarán and cortaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. contarán and cortaban follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between contarán and cortaban
A purely visual mix-up. contarán ([kõn̪t̪aˈɾãn]) and cortaban ([koɾˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) 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 73792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contarán is recorded at frequency rank #29,126, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪aˈɾãn]. cortaban is at rank #44,666, tagged as averb, pronounced [koɾˈt̪aβ̞ãn].
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 73792, this pair ranks #22,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contarán vs cortaban
Shared letters: acnort. Private to "contarán": á. Private to "cortaban": b.
"contarán" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cortaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cortaban ← ccortaban · coratban · corrtaban · cortaabn · cortabann · cortabban · cortabna · cortavan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contarán" for "cortaban" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "contarán" and "cortaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contarán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contarán" and "cortaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cortaban vs creaban". 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 #22,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.