Which to use
“contiguo” is an adjective and “continuos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,962
- “contiguo” frequency rank
- #13,650
- “continuos” frequency rank
- 49612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contiguo | continuos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que está tocando a otra cosa. | Forma del plural de continuo. |
Where the eye mixes contiguo and continuos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. contiguo runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against continuos's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: contiguo vs continuos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contiguo is [kõn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wo] while continuos is [kõn̪ˈt̪inwos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contiguo is recorded at frequency rank #35,962, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wo]. continuos is at rank #13,650, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪inwos].
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 49612, this pair ranks #107,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contiguo vs continuos
Shared letters: cinotu. Private to "contiguo": g. Private to "continuos": s.
"contiguo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "continuos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contiguo" and "continuos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contiguo" vs "continuos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "contiguo" and "continuos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contiguo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "continuos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contiguo" and "continuos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contiguo vs continue". 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 #107,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.