confrontados

[kõɱfɾõn̪ˈt̪að̞os]

/[kõɱfɾõn̪ˈt̪að̞os]/ participle

The verdict

“confrontados” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,282 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,282
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de confrontado, participio de confrontar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-confrontados · confrontados · Spanish

confrontados · rank #75,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,282
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH configurarse

Nearest frequency peer: configurarse (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “confrontados”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “confrontados” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for confrontados
PropertyValue
Headwordconfrontados
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[kõɱfɾõn̪ˈt̪að̞os]
Letters12
Frequency rank#75,282
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “confrontados” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).confrontadoscae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “configurarse” (#75,281), “congoja” (#75,283), “confiadas” (#75,280). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “confrontados” va en #75,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

confrontados is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,282 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [kõɱfɾõn̪ˈt̪að̞os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de confrontado, participio de confrontar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for confrontados, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is confrontados, spelled C-O-N-F-R-O-N-T-A-D-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de confrontado, participio de confrontar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "confrontados"?
"confrontados" is spelled C-O-N-F-R-O-N-T-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kõɱfɾõn̪ˈt̪að̞os].
What does "confrontados" mean?
As a participle, "confrontados" means: Forma del plural de confrontado, participio de confrontar.
How do you pronounce "confrontados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "confrontados" is [kõɱfɾõn̪ˈt̪að̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "confrontados" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "confrontados", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list