Which to use
“contempla” is a verb and “contemplada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,934
- “contempla” frequency rank
- #38,599
- “contemplada” frequency rank
- 47533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contempla | contemplada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de contemplar. | Forma del femenino de contemplado, participio de contemplar. |
Where the eye mixes contempla and contemplada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between contempla and contemplada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contempla is [kõn̪ˈt̪ẽmpla] while contemplada is [kõn̪t̪ẽmˈplað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “contempla” sits inside “contemplada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contempla is recorded at frequency rank #8,934, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪ẽmpla]. contemplada is at rank #38,599, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ẽmˈplað̞a].
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 47533, this pair ranks #119,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contempla vs contemplada
Shared letters: acelmnopt. Private to "contempla": -. Private to "contemplada": d.
"contempla" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "contemplada" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contempla ← ccontempla · cnotempla · conetmpla · conntempla · contemlpa · contemmpla · contempal · contemplla
- contemplada ← ccontemplada · cnotemplada · conetmplada · conntemplada · contemlpada · contemmplada · contempalda · contemplaad
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contempla" and "contemplada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "contempla" or "contemplada" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contempla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contemplada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contempla" and "contemplada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contemplada vs contempladas". 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 #119,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.