Which to use
“contratada” and “contratadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,071
- “contratada” frequency rank
- #42,359
- “contratadas” frequency rank
- 61430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contratada | contratadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de contratado, participio de contratar. | Forma del femenino plural de contratado, participio de contratar. |
Where the eye mixes contratada and contratadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. contratada runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCV) against contratadas's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: contratada vs contratadas
A purely visual mix-up. contratada ([kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞a]) and contratadas ([kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “contratada” sits inside “contratadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contratada is recorded at frequency rank #19,071, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞a]. contratadas is at rank #42,359, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞as].
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 61430, this pair ranks #55,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contratada vs contratadas
Shared letters: acdnort. Private to "contratada": -. Private to "contratadas": s.
"contratada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "contratadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contratada ← ccontratada · cnotratada · conntratada · conrtatada · contartada · contraatda · contrataad · contratadda
- contratadas ← ccontratadas · cnotratadas · conntratadas · conrtatadas · contartadas · contraatdas · contrataads · contratadass
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contratada" for "contratadas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "contratada" or "contratadas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "contratada" and "contratadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contratada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contratadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contratada" and "contratadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contratadas vs contratamos". 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 #55,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.