Which to use
“contratada” and “controlada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,071
- “contratada” frequency rank
- #8,779
- “controlada” frequency rank
- 27850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contratada | controlada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de contratado, participio de contratar. | Forma del femenino de controlado, participio de controlar o de controlarse. |
Where the eye mixes contratada and controlada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between contratada and controlada
A purely visual mix-up. contratada ([kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞a]) and controlada ([kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27850, 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]. controlada is at rank #8,779, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞a].
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 27850, this pair ranks #224,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contratada vs controlada
Shared letters: acdnort. Private to "contratada": -. Private to "controlada": l.
"contratada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "controlada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contratada ← ccontratada · cnotratada · conntratada · conrtatada · contartada · contraatda · contrataad · contratadda
- controlada ← ccontrolada · cnotrolada · conntrolada · conrtolada · contorlada · contrloada · controalda · controlaad
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contratada" for "controlada" ever safe?
Which is more common, "contratada" or "controlada"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contratada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "controlada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contratada" and "controlada" 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 #224,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.