contemporáneo
Spanish, adjective/kontempoˈɾaneo/
contemporáneo is spelled C-O-N-T-E-M-P-O-R-Á-N-E-O (13 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,995th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contemporáneo is a Spanish adjective meaning “contemporaneous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que se desarrolla o existe al mismo tiempo que otra cosa”.
What does contemporáneo mean in English?
adjective
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contemporaneous
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que se desarrolla o existe al mismo tiempo que otra cosa. 2. Relacionado con la época actual en la que vive el hablante. 3. Relacionado con la Edad Contemporánea.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of contemporáneo
- contemporánea feminine
- contemporáneos masculine plural
- contemporáneas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contemporáneo?
- /kontempoˈɾaneo/
- [kõn̪.t̪ẽm.poˈɾa.ne.o]
- [kõn̪t̪ẽmpoˈɾaneo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contemporáneo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contemporáneo in Spanish?
contemporáneo appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).