Which to use
“contratadas” and “controladas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,359
- “contratadas” frequency rank
- #16,544
- “controladas” frequency rank
- 58903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contratadas | controladas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de contratado, participio de contratar. | Forma del femenino plural de controlado, participio de controlar o de controlarse. |
Where the eye mixes contratadas and controladas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between contratadas and controladas
A purely visual mix-up. contratadas ([kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞as]) and controladas ([kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞as]) 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 58903, 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]. controladas is at rank #16,544, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞as].
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 58903, this pair ranks #64,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contratadas vs controladas
Shared letters: acdnorst. Private to "contratadas": -. Private to "controladas": l.
"contratadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "controladas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contratadas ← ccontratadas · cnotratadas · conntratadas · conrtatadas · contartadas · contraatdas · contrataads · contratadass
- controladas ← ccontroladas · cnotroladas · conntroladas · conrtoladas · contorladas · contrloadas · controaldas · controlaads
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contratadas" for "controladas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "contratadas" or "controladas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "contratadas" and "controladas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contratadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "controladas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contratadas" and "controladas" 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 #64,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.