contá

[kõn̪ˈt̪a]

/[kõn̪ˈt̪a]/ verb

The verdict

“contá” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,629 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,629
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de contar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-conta · contá · Spanish

contá · rank #86,629 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,629
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH contralto

Nearest frequency peer: contralto (-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 “contá”

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 “contá” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for contá
PropertyValue
Headwordcontá
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪ˈt̪a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,629
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “contá” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).contácae 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: “contralto” (#86,628), “contenciosos” (#86,627), “contemplaron” (#86,626). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contá” va en #86,629. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contá is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,629 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõn̪ˈt̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de contar.".

Zero misspellings are on record for contá in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is contá, spelled C-O-N-T-Á.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de contar.

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 "contá"?
"contá" is spelled C-O-N-T-Á. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪ˈt̪a].
What does "contá" mean?
As a verb, "contá" means: Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de contar.
How do you pronounce "contá"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contá" is [kõn̪ˈt̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contá" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list