contenciosa

[kõn̪t̪ẽnˈsjosa]

/[kõn̪t̪ẽnˈsjosa]/ adj

The verdict

“contenciosa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,200 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,200
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de contencioso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contenciosa · contenciosa · Spanish

contenciosa · rank #97,200 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,200
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH continuaciones

Nearest frequency peer: continuaciones (+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 “contenciosa”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for contenciosa
PropertyValue
Headwordcontenciosa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kõn̪t̪ẽnˈsjosa]
Letters11
Frequency rank#97,200
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “contenciosa” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.contenciosacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “continuaciones” (#97,201), “contaminarse” (#97,198), “contraerá” (#97,202). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contenciosa” va en #97,200. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contenciosa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,200 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kõn̪t̪ẽnˈsjosa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de contencioso.".

Zero misspellings are on record for contenciosa in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is contenciosa, spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-C-I-O-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de contencioso.

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 "contenciosa"?
"contenciosa" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-C-I-O-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪ẽnˈsjosa].
What does "contenciosa" mean?
As an adjective, "contenciosa" means: Forma del femenino de contencioso.
How do you pronounce "contenciosa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contenciosa" is [kõn̪t̪ẽnˈsjosa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contenciosa" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list