contado
Spanish, adjective/konˈtado/
contado is spelled C-O-N-T-A-D-O (7 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,864th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contado is a Spanish adjective meaning “counted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of contar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Raro, escaso”.
What does contado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
counted
- 2
few
verb
- 1
past participle of contar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Raro, escaso. 2. Determinado, señalado. 3. Famoso.
verb: 1. Participio de contar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of contado
- contada feminine
- contados masculine plural
- contadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contado?
- /konˈtado/
- [kõn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o]
- [kõn̪ˈt̪að̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is contado in Spanish?
contado appears 16 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).