Which to use
“contingente” is an adjective and “contingentes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,820
- “contingente” frequency rank
- #29,995
- “contingentes” frequency rank
- 45815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contingente | contingentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que su existencia u ocurrencia depende de algo. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de contingentar. |
Where the eye mixes contingente and contingentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. contingente runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCV) against contingentes's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between contingente and contingentes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contingente is [kõn̪t̪ĩŋˈxẽn̪t̪e] while contingentes is [kõn̪t̪ĩŋˈxẽn̪t̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “contingente” sits inside “contingentes”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contingente is recorded at frequency rank #15,820, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ĩŋˈxẽn̪t̪e]. contingentes is at rank #29,995, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ĩŋˈxẽn̪t̪es].
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 45815, this pair ranks #129,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contingente vs contingentes
Shared letters: ceginot. Private to "contingente": -. Private to "contingentes": s.
"contingente" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV · "contingentes" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contingente ← ccontingente · cnotingente · conitngente · conntingente · contignente · continegnte · contingenet · contingennte
- contingentes ← ccontingentes · cnotingentes · conitngentes · conntingentes · contignentes · continegntes · contingenets · contingenntes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contingente" and "contingentes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "contingente" or "contingentes" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "contingente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contingentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contingente" and "contingentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contingentes vs convincentes". 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 #129,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.