Which to use
“contratan” and “contratas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,001
- “contratan” frequency rank
- #38,025
- “contratas” frequency rank
- 61026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contratan | contratas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de contratar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de contratar. |
Where the eye mixes contratan and contratas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. contratan and contratas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses contratan with contratas
A purely visual mix-up. contratan ([kõn̪ˈt̪ɾat̪ãn]) and contratas ([kõn̪ˈt̪ɾat̪as]) 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 - n in “contratan” becomes s in “contratas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contratan is recorded at frequency rank #23,001, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾat̪ãn]. contratas is at rank #38,025, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾat̪as].
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 61026, this pair ranks #56,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contratan vs contratas
Shared letters: acnort. Private to "contratan": -. Private to "contratas": s.
"contratan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "contratas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contratan" and "contratas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "contratan" or "contratas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contratan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contratas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contratan" and "contratas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contratamos vs contratas". 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 #56,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.