Which to use
“contestar” and “contestaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,230
- “contestar” frequency rank
- #25,578
- “contestaron” frequency rank
- 29808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contestar | contestaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Responder por escrito, de palabra o por señas. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de contestar. |
Where the eye mixes contestar and contestaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. contestar runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against contestaron's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: contestar vs contestaron
A purely visual mix-up. contestar ([kõn̪t̪esˈt̪aɾ]) and contestaron ([kõn̪t̪esˈt̪aɾõn]) 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) - “contestar” sits inside “contestaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contestar is recorded at frequency rank #4,230, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪esˈt̪aɾ]. contestaron is at rank #25,578, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪esˈt̪aɾõn].
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 29808, this pair ranks #215,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contestar vs contestaron
Shared letters: acenorst. Private to "contestar": -. Private to "contestaron": -.
"contestar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "contestaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contestar ← ccontestar · cnotestar · conetstar · conntestar · contesatr · contesstar · contestarr · contestra
- contestaron ← ccontestaron · cnotestaron · conetstaron · conntestaron · contesatron · contesstaron · contestaorn · contestarno
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contestar" and "contestaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "contestar" or "contestaron"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "contestar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contestaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contestar" and "contestaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contactaron vs contestaron". 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 #215,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.