contaba

[kõn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]

/[kõn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“contaba” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,872. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,872
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de contar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contaba · contaba · Spanish

contaba · rank #4,872 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,872
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH consentimiento

Nearest frequency peer: consentimiento (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “contaba”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “contaba” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

contaba vs contra
71% similar
contaba vs contar
71% similar
contaba vs contado
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for contaba
PropertyValue
Headwordcontaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,872
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “contaba”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.contabacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “consentimiento” (#4,871), “contado” (#4,873), “conocidas” (#4,870). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contaba” va en #4,872. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around contaba (IPA [kõn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,872 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for contaba, with forms such as "ccontaba", "cnotaba", and "conatba". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "contra", "contar", "contado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is contaba, spelled C-O-N-T-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de contar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de contar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontaba
  • cnotaba
  • conatba
  • conntaba
  • contaab
  • contabba
  • contava
  • contbaa
  • conttaba
  • cotnaba
  • ocntaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contaba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccontaba1cnotaba2conatba2conntaba1contaab2contabba1contava1contbaa2
Edit distance from "contaba"

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 "contaba"?
"contaba" is spelled C-O-N-T-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a].
What does "contaba" mean?
As a verb, "contaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de contar.
What words are commonly confused with "contaba"?
"contaba" is commonly confused with "contra", "contar", "contado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contaba" is [kõn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contaba" come from?
"contaba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contado#4,873conduce#4,867comenta#4,866colegas#4,863

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

colonial11 variantsapartado11 variantspoderosa11 variantsmuebles11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list