contaras

[kõn̪ˈt̪aɾas]

/[kõn̪ˈt̪aɾas]/ verb

The verdict

“contaras” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,896 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,896
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de contar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contaras · contaras · Spanish

contaras · rank #59,896 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,896
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH consuetudinar…

Nearest frequency peer: consuetudinario (-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 “contaras”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for contaras
PropertyValue
Headwordcontaras
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪ˈt̪aɾas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,896
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “contaras” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).contarascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “consuetudinario” (#59,895), “consortes” (#59,894), “conteos” (#59,898). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contaras” va en #59,896. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contaras is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,896 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõn̪ˈt̪aɾas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de contar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for contaras, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is contaras, spelled C-O-N-T-A-R-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de contar.

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 "contaras"?
"contaras" is spelled C-O-N-T-A-R-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪ˈt̪aɾas].
What does "contaras" mean?
As a verb, "contaras" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de contar.
How do you pronounce "contaras"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contaras" is [kõn̪ˈt̪aɾas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contaras" come from?
"contaras" 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 "contaras", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list