Which to use
“contemplada” and “contempladas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,599
- “contemplada” frequency rank
- #40,214
- “contempladas” frequency rank
- 78813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contemplada | contempladas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de contemplado, participio de contemplar. | Forma del femenino plural de contemplado, participio de contemplar. |
Where the eye mixes contemplada and contempladas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: contemplada vs contempladas
A purely visual mix-up. contemplada ([kõn̪t̪ẽmˈplað̞a]) and contempladas ([kõn̪t̪ẽmˈplað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “contemplada” sits inside “contempladas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contemplada is recorded at frequency rank #38,599, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ẽmˈplað̞a]. contempladas is at rank #40,214, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ẽmˈplað̞as].
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 78813, this pair ranks #13,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contemplada vs contempladas
Shared letters: acdelmnopt. Private to "contemplada": -. Private to "contempladas": s.
"contemplada" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCV · "contempladas" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contemplada ← ccontemplada · cnotemplada · conetmplada · conntemplada · contemlpada · contemmplada · contempalda · contemplaad
- contempladas ← ccontempladas · cnotempladas · conetmpladas · conntempladas · contemlpadas · contemmpladas · contempaldas · contemplaads
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contemplada" and "contempladas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "contemplada" vs "contempladas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "contemplada" and "contempladas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contemplada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contempladas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contemplada" and "contempladas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contemplaba 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 #13,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.