Which to use
“contemplada” is a participle and “contemplado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,599
- “contemplada” frequency rank
- #22,310
- “contemplado” frequency rank
- 60909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contemplada | contemplado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de contemplado, participio de contemplar. | Participio de contemplar. |
Where the eye mixes contemplada and contemplado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses contemplada with contemplado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contemplada is [kõn̪t̪ẽmˈplað̞a] while contemplado is [kõn̪t̪ẽmˈplað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “contemplada” becomes o in “contemplado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60909, 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]. 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 60909, this pair ranks #57,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contemplada vs contemplado
Shared letters: acdelmnopt. Private to "contemplada": -. Private to "contemplado": -.
"contemplada" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCV · "contemplado" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contemplada ← ccontemplada · cnotemplada · conetmplada · conntemplada · contemlpada · contemmplada · contempalda · contemplaad
- contemplado ← ccontemplado · cnotemplado · conetmplado · conntemplado · contemlpado · contemmplado · contempaldo · contempladdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contemplada" for "contemplado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "contemplada" or "contemplado"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contemplada" 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 #57,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contemplada" and "contemplado" 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 #57,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.