contagiarse
[kõn̪t̪aˈxjaɾse]
The verdict
“contagiarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,492 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,492
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Recibir un agente patógeno (como un virus o una infección) desde algún otro ser vivo; adquirir una enfermedad por contagio.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contagiarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪aˈxjaɾse] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #55,492 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contagiarse” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
contagiarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,492 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõn̪t̪aˈxjaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for contagiarse, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is contagiarse, spelled C-O-N-T-A-G-I-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Recibir un agente patógeno (como un virus o una infección) desde algún otro ser vivo; adquirir una enfermedad por contagio.
- 2Por extensión, tomar de otro involuntariamente, por imitación o influencia, hábitos, actitudes, emociones, etc.
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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 “contagiarse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-T-A-G-I-A-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõn̪t̪aˈxjaɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.