Which to use
“contraído” and “contratado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,398
- “contraído” frequency rank
- #7,532
- “contratado” frequency rank
- 37930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contraído | contratado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de contraer o de contraerse. | Participio de contratar. |
Where the eye mixes contraído and contratado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: contraído vs contratado
A purely visual mix-up. contraído ([kõn̪t̪ɾaˈið̞o]) and contratado ([kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37930, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contraído is recorded at frequency rank #30,398, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈið̞o]. contratado is at rank #7,532, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o].
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 37930, this pair ranks #172,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contraído vs contratado
Shared letters: acdnort. Private to "contraído": í. Private to "contratado": -.
"contraído" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV · "contratado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contratado ← ccontratado · cnotratado · conntratado · conrtatado · contartado · contraatdo · contrataddo · contrataod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contraído" for "contratado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "contraído" or "contratado" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "contraído" and "contratado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contraído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contratado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contraído" and "contratado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centrando vs contraído". 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 #172,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.