Which to use
“contratadas” and “contratados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,359
- “contratadas” frequency rank
- #13,420
- “contratados” frequency rank
- 55779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contratadas | contratados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de contratado, participio de contratar. | Forma del plural de contratado, participio de contratar. |
Where the eye mixes contratadas and contratados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. contratadas and contratados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between contratadas and contratados
A purely visual mix-up. contratadas ([kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “contratadas” becomes o in “contratados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contratadas is recorded at frequency rank #42,359, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞as]. 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 55779, this pair ranks #77,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contratadas vs contratados
Shared letters: acdnorst. Private to "contratadas": -. Private to "contratados": -.
"contratadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "contratados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contratadas ← ccontratadas · cnotratadas · conntratadas · conrtatadas · contartadas · contraatdas · contrataads · contratadass
- contratados ← ccontratados · cnotratados · conntratados · conrtatados · contartados · contraatdos · contrataddos · contratadoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contratadas" for "contratados" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "contratadas" 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 #77,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contratadas" and "contratados" 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 #77,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.