# contra

> German word · Preposition · IPA [ˈkɔntʁa] · frequency rank #13,117

## Definitions
1. gegen, wider

## Easily confused with
- **cora** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/contra-vs-cora)
- **costa** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/contra-vs-costa)
- **country** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/contra-vs-country)
- **control** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/contra-vs-control)
- **contract** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/contra-vs-contract)
- **cobra** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/cobra-vs-contra)
- **conti** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/conti-vs-contra)
- **conte** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/conte-vs-contra)
- **Conrad** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/conrad-vs-contra)
- **Centre** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/centre-vs-contra)
- **centro** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/centro-vs-contra)
- **central** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/central-vs-contra)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccontra`, `cnotra`, `conntra`, `conrta`, `contar`, `contrra`, `conttra`, `cotnra`, `ocntra`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/contra