contarían

[kõn̪t̪aˈɾiãn]

/[kõn̪t̪aˈɾiãn]/ verb

The verdict

“contarían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,250 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,250
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de contar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contarian · contarían · Spanish

contarían · rank #69,250 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,250
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH contrarresta

Nearest frequency peer: contrarresta (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “contarían”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for contarían
PropertyValue
Headwordcontarían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪t̪aˈɾiãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “contarían” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.contaríancae 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: “contrarresta” (#69,252), “contrastados” (#69,253), “confesara” (#69,245). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contarían” va en #69,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contarían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,250 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõn̪t̪aˈɾiãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de contar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for contarían, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is contarían, spelled C-O-N-T-A-R-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional 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 "contarían"?
"contarían" is spelled C-O-N-T-A-R-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪aˈɾiãn].
What does "contarían" mean?
As a verb, "contarían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de contar.
How do you pronounce "contarían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contarían" is [kõn̪t̪aˈɾiãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contarían" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list