Which to use
“contingentes” is a verb and “contundentes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,995
- “contingentes” frequency rank
- #19,676
- “contundentes” frequency rank
- 49671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contingentes | contundentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de contingentar. | Forma del plural de contundente. |
Where the eye mixes contingentes and contundentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. contingentes and contundentes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: contingentes vs contundentes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contingentes is [kõn̪t̪ĩŋˈxẽn̪t̪es] while contundentes is [kõn̪t̪ũn̪ˈd̪ẽn̪t̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contingentes is recorded at frequency rank #29,995, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ĩŋˈxẽn̪t̪es]. contundentes is at rank #19,676, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ũn̪ˈd̪ẽn̪t̪es].
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 49671, this pair ranks #107,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contingentes vs contundentes
Shared letters: cenost. Private to "contingentes": gi. Private to "contundentes": du.
"contingentes" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC · "contundentes" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contingentes ← ccontingentes · cnotingentes · conitngentes · conntingentes · contignentes · continegntes · contingenets · contingenntes
- contundentes ← ccontundentes · cnotundentes · conntundentes · contnudentes · conttundentes · contudnentes · contunddentes · contundenets
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contingentes" and "contundentes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "contingentes" or "contundentes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "contingentes" and "contundentes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contingentes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contundentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contingentes" and "contundentes" 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 #107,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.