Which to use
“contrarios” and “contratos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,210
- “contrarios” frequency rank
- #3,108
- “contratos” frequency rank
- 16318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contrarios | contratos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de contrario. | Forma del plural de contrato. |
Where the eye mixes contrarios and contratos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. contrarios runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVVC) against contratos's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: contrarios vs contratos
A purely visual mix-up. contrarios ([kõn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾjos]) and contratos ([kõn̪ˈt̪ɾat̪os]) 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 16318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contrarios is recorded at frequency rank #13,210, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾjos]. contratos is at rank #3,108, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾat̪os].
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 16318, this pair ranks #276,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contrarios vs contratos
Shared letters: acnorst. Private to "contrarios": i. Private to "contratos": -.
"contrarios" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC · "contratos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contrarios ← ccontrarios · cnotrarios · conntrarios · conrtarios · contarrios · contrairos · contrarioss · contrariso
- contratos ← ccontratos · cnotratos · conntratos · conrtatos · contartos · contraots · contratoss · contratso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contrarios" for "contratos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "contrarios" vs "contratos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "contrarios" and "contratos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contrarios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contratos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contrarios" and "contratos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contratamos vs contratos". 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 #276,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.