Which to use
“contengan” and “continúan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,620
- “contengan” frequency rank
- #6,644
- “continúan” frequency rank
- 27264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contengan | continúan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de contener o de contenerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de continuar. |
Where the eye mixes contengan and continúan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. contengan (CVCCVCCVC) and continúan (CVCCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: contengan vs continúan
A purely visual mix-up. contengan ([kõn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgãn]) and continúan ([kõn̪t̪iˈnuãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contengan is recorded at frequency rank #20,620, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgãn]. continúan is at rank #6,644, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪iˈnuãn].
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 27264, this pair ranks #227,694 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contengan vs continúan
Shared letters: acnot. Private to "contengan": eg. Private to "continúan": iú.
"contengan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "continúan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contengan ← ccontengan · cnotengan · conetngan · conntengan · contegnan · contenagn · contengann · contenggan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contengan" and "continúan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contengan" vs "continúan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "contengan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "continúan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,694 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contengan" and "continúan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contengan vs contentar". 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 #227,694 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.