contagio

/[kõn̪ˈt̪axjo]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,060

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

contagio is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o efecto de contagiar (transmitir un agente patógeno). Pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪axjo]. Often confused with contigo and contando.

Key facts for contagio
PropertyValue
Headwordcontagio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõn̪ˈt̪axjo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,060
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of contagio in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for contagio is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪ˈt̪axjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,060 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for contagio, with forms such as "ccontagio", "cnotagio", and "conatgio". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "contigo", "contando", "contaría", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is contagio, spelled C-O-N-T-A-G-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de contagiar (transmitir un agente patógeno).
  2. 2
    Por extensión, transmisión involuntaria de hábitos, actitudes o emociones de una persona a otra, por imitación o influencia.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccontagio,cnotagio,conatgio,conntagio,contaggio,contagoi,contaigo,contgaio,conttagio,cotnagio,ocntagio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for contagio

Misspelling Variants of "contagio"

ccontagio9cnotagio8conatgio8conntagio9contaggio9contagoi8contaigo8contgaio8
Misspelling Variants of "contagio"

Frequency rank: #16,060 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contagio"?
"contagio" is spelled C-O-N-T-A-G-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪ˈt̪axjo].
What does "contagio" mean?
As a noun, "contagio" means: Acción o efecto de contagiar (transmitir un agente patógeno).
What words are commonly confused with "contagio"?
"contagio" is commonly confused with "contigo", "contando", "contaría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contagio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contagio" is [kõn̪ˈt̪axjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contagio" come from?
"contagio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.