contactan

[kõn̪ˈt̪akt̪ãn]

/[kõn̪ˈt̪akt̪ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“contactan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,170 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,170
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de contactar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contactan · contactan · Spanish

contactan · rank #62,170 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,170
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH consolidaron

Nearest frequency peer: consolidaron (-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 “contactan”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for contactan
PropertyValue
Headwordcontactan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪ˈt̪akt̪ãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,170
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “contactan” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).contactancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “consolidaron” (#62,169), “consintió” (#62,168), “consintiendo” (#62,167). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contactan” va en #62,170. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contactan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,170 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõn̪ˈt̪akt̪ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de contactar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for contactan in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is contactan, spelled C-O-N-T-A-C-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de contactar.

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 "contactan"?
"contactan" is spelled C-O-N-T-A-C-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪ˈt̪akt̪ãn].
What does "contactan" mean?
As a verb, "contactan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de contactar.
How do you pronounce "contactan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contactan" is [kõn̪ˈt̪akt̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contactan" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list