a contrapelo
[a kõn̪t̪ɾaˈpelo]
The verdict
“a contrapelo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En la dirección opuesta a la del crecimiento natural del pelo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-a-contrapelo · a contrapelo · Spanish
a contrapelo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | a contrapelo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [a kõn̪t̪ɾaˈpelo] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “a contrapelo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
a contrapelo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [a kõn̪t̪ɾaˈpelo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for a contrapelo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is a contrapelo, spelled A- -C-O-N-T-R-A-P-E-L-O.
Definition
- 1En la dirección opuesta a la del crecimiento natural del pelo.
- 2En dirección opuesta a la dirección natural o acostumbrada.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.