Which to use
“contratada” and “contratados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,071
- “contratada” frequency rank
- #13,420
- “contratados” frequency rank
- 32491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contratada | contratados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de contratado, participio de contratar. | Forma del plural de contratado, participio de contratar. |
Where the eye mixes contratada and contratados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. contratada runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCV) against contratados's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between contratada and contratados
A purely visual mix-up. contratada ([kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞a]) and contratados ([kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞os]) 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 32491, 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]. contratados is at rank #13,420, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞os].
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 32491, this pair ranks #201,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contratada vs contratados
Shared letters: acdnort. Private to "contratada": -. Private to "contratados": s.
"contratada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "contratados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contratada ← ccontratada · cnotratada · conntratada · conrtatada · contartada · contraatda · contrataad · contratadda
- contratados ← ccontratados · cnotratados · conntratados · conrtatados · contartados · contraatdos · contrataddos · contratadoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contratada" for "contratados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "contratada" vs "contratados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "contratada" and "contratados" 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 "contratados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contratada" and "contratados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contratada vs contratadas". 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 #201,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.