Which to use
“contempla” and “contemplado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,934
- “contempla” frequency rank
- #22,310
- “contemplado” frequency rank
- 31244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contempla | contemplado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de contemplar. | Participio de contemplar. |
Where the eye mixes contempla and contemplado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses contempla with contemplado
A purely visual mix-up. contempla ([kõn̪ˈt̪ẽmpla]) and contemplado ([kõn̪t̪ẽmˈplað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “contempla” sits inside “contemplado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31244, 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]. contemplado is at rank #22,310, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ẽmˈplað̞o].
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 31244, this pair ranks #208,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contempla vs contemplado
Shared letters: acelmnopt. Private to "contempla": -. Private to "contemplado": d.
"contempla" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "contemplado" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contempla ← ccontempla · cnotempla · conetmpla · conntempla · contemlpa · contemmpla · contempal · contemplla
- contemplado ← ccontemplado · cnotemplado · conetmplado · conntemplado · contemlpado · contemmplado · contempaldo · contempladdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contempla" and "contemplado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "contempla" vs "contemplado" - which ranks higher?
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 "contemplado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contempla" and "contemplado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contemplado vs contemplo". 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 #208,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.