contaminar

[kõn̪t̪amiˈnaɾ]

/[kõn̪t̪amiˈnaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“contaminar” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,284. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,284
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inmiscuir una cosa con otra de diferente naturaleza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contaminar · contaminar · Spanish

contaminar · rank #31,284 · 15 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,284
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH consultando

Nearest frequency peer: consultando (-2 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 “contaminar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “contaminar” 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).

contaminar vs contamina
90% similar
contaminar vs contagiar
80% similar
contaminar vs Container
70% similar

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

Key facts for contaminar
PropertyValue
Headwordcontaminar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪t̪amiˈnaɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,284
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “contaminar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).contaminarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “consultando” (#31,282), “conoceremos” (#31,281), “contradecir” (#31,287). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contaminar” va en #31,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around contaminar (IPA [kõn̪t̪amiˈnaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,284 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for contaminar, with forms such as "ccontaminar", "cnotaminar", and "conatminar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "contamina", "contagiar", "Container", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is contaminar, spelled C-O-N-T-A-M-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inmiscuir una cosa con otra de diferente naturaleza.
  2. 2
    Dicho de una sustancia: penetrar en un cuerpo hasta arruinarlo.
  3. 3
    Contagiar, inficionar, infectar.
  4. 4
    Corromper, viciar o alterar un texto con frases que desvíen la interpretación de la intención original del autor.
  5. 5
    Pervertir, corromper, o manchar la moral de alguien con vicios y malas influencias.
  6. 6
    Por extensión, deshonrar la ley divina.
  7. 7
    Arruinar o deteriorar el medioambiente arrojando basura y otras porquerías en la vía pública y en espacios naturales que se supone que deben ser protegidos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how contaminar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Contamíname, mézclate conmigo Que bajo mi rama tendrás abrigo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontaminar
  • cnotaminar
  • conatminar
  • conntaminar
  • contaimnar
  • contamianr
  • contaminarr
  • contaminnar
  • contaminra
  • contamminar
  • contamniar
  • contmainar
  • conttaminar
  • cotnaminar
  • ocntaminar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contaminar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccontaminar1cnotaminar2conatminar2conntaminar1contaimnar2contamianr2contaminarr1contaminnar1
Edit distance from "contaminar"

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 "contaminar"?
"contaminar" is spelled C-O-N-T-A-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪amiˈnaɾ].
What does "contaminar" mean?
As a verb, "contaminar" means: Inmiscuir una cosa con otra de diferente naturaleza.
What words are commonly confused with "contaminar"?
"contaminar" is commonly confused with "contamina", "contagiar", "Container". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contaminar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contaminar" is [kõn̪t̪amiˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contaminar" come from?
"contaminar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

concertado#31,278comprobada#31,276comenzaría#31,271comensales#31,269

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

coleccionar15 variantsdesarmados15 variantsdilatación15 variantsdisgustado15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list