contender

[kõn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]

/[kõn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“contender” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,669 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,669
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lidiar, pelear, batallar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contender · contender · Spanish

contender · rank #60,669 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,669
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH constitution

Nearest frequency peer: constitution (-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 “contender”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for contender
PropertyValue
Headwordcontender
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,669
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “contender” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.contendercae 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: “constitution” (#60,668), “contestador” (#60,670), “contrarrevolucionarios” (#60,671). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contender” va en #60,669. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contender is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,669 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for contender, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is contender, spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lidiar, pelear, batallar.
  2. 2
    Disputar.
  3. 3
    Debatir puntos de vista u opiniones.

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 "contender"?
"contender" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ].
What does "contender" mean?
As a verb, "contender" means: Lidiar, pelear, batallar.
How do you pronounce "contender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contender" is [kõn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contender" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cooperado#60,673conmueven#60,663comunitat#60,655cuantiosa#60,686

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list