confrontar

/[kõɱfɾõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,188

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

confrontar is aSpanishverb. It means: Mostrar oposición frente a otra persona, y provocarla e incitarla al duelo. Pronounced [kõɱfɾõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Often confused with confronta.

Key facts for confrontar
PropertyValue
Headwordconfrontar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõɱfɾõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,188
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of confrontar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for confrontar is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõɱfɾõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,188 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for confrontar, with forms such as "cconfrontar", "cnofrontar", and "cofnrontar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "confronta", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is confrontar, spelled C-O-N-F-R-O-N-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mostrar oposición frente a otra persona, y provocarla e incitarla al duelo.
  2. 2
    Cotejar una cosa con otra.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconfrontar,cnofrontar,cofnrontar,conffrontar,conforntar,confrnotar,confronatr,confronntar,confrontarr,confrontra,confronttar,confrotnar,confrrontar,connfrontar,conrfontar,ocnfrontar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for confrontar

Misspelling Variants of "confrontar"

cconfrontar11cnofrontar10cofnrontar10conffrontar11conforntar10confrnotar10confronatr10confronntar11
Misspelling Variants of "confrontar"

Frequency rank: #25,188 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "confrontar"?
"confrontar" is spelled C-O-N-F-R-O-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõɱfɾõn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "confrontar" mean?
As a verb, "confrontar" means: Mostrar oposición frente a otra persona, y provocarla e incitarla al duelo.
What words are commonly confused with "confrontar"?
"confrontar" is commonly confused with "confronta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "confrontar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "confrontar" is [kõɱfɾõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "confrontar" come from?
"confrontar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.