Which to use
“contratados” and “controlados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,420
- “contratados” frequency rank
- #12,562
- “controlados” frequency rank
- 25982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contratados | controlados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de contratado, participio de contratar. | Forma del plural de controlado, participio de controlar o de controlarse. |
Where the eye mixes contratados and controlados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. contratados and controlados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses contratados with controlados
A purely visual mix-up. contratados ([kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞os]) and controlados ([kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞os]) 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 25982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contratados is recorded at frequency rank #13,420, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞os]. controlados is at rank #12,562, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞os].
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 25982, this pair ranks #233,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contratados vs controlados
Shared letters: acdnorst. Private to "contratados": -. Private to "controlados": l.
"contratados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "controlados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contratados ← ccontratados · cnotratados · conntratados · conrtatados · contartados · contraatdos · contrataddos · contratadoss
- controlados ← ccontrolados · cnotrolados · conntrolados · conrtolados · contorlados · contrloados · controaldos · controladdos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contratados" and "controlados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "contratados" or "controlados"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "contratados" and "controlados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contratados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "controlados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contratados" and "controlados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contratados 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 #233,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.