Which to use
“contarán” and “costará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,126
- “contarán” frequency rank
- #15,332
- “costará” frequency rank
- 44458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contarán | costará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de contar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de costar. |
Where the eye mixes contarán and costará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. contarán runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against costará's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses contarán with costará
A purely visual mix-up. contarán ([kõn̪t̪aˈɾãn]) and costará ([kost̪aˈɾa]) 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 44458, 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]. costará is at rank #15,332, tagged as averb, pronounced [kost̪aˈɾa].
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 44458, this pair ranks #136,953 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contarán vs costará
Shared letters: acortá. Private to "contarán": n. Private to "costará": s.
"contarán" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "costará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contarán" for "costará" ever safe?
Which is more common, "contarán" or "costará"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contarán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "costará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,953 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contarán" and "costará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constará vs contarán". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #136,953 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.