confrontar
[kõɱfɾõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“confrontar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #25,188 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #25,188
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mostrar oposición frente a otra persona, y provocarla e incitarla al duelo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | confrontar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõɱfɾõn̪ˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #25,188 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “confrontar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for confrontar is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for confrontar, with forms such as "cconfrontar", "cnofrontar", and "cofnrontar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is confrontar, spelled C-O-N-F-R-O-N-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Mostrar oposición frente a otra persona, y provocarla e incitarla al duelo.
- 2Cotejar una cosa con otra.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconfrontar,cnofrontar,cofnrontar,conffrontar,conforntar,confrnotar,confronatr,confronntar,confrontarr,confrontra,confronttar,confrotnar,confrrontar,connfrontar,conrfontar,ocnfrontar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of confrontar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “confrontar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-F-R-O-N-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõɱfɾõn̪ˈt̪aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “confronta” - see the side-by-side comparison. confrontar vs confronta
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.