contenedor
[kõn̪t̪eneˈð̞oɾ]
The verdict
“contenedor” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,106 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #14,106
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que contiene.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contenedor |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪eneˈð̞oɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #14,106 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contenedor” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for contenedor is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪t̪eneˈð̞oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,106 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que contiene.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for contenedor, with forms such as "ccontenedor", "cnotenedor", and "conetnedor". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "contener", "contenido", "contenidos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is contenedor, spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-E-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1Que contiene.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccontenedor,cnotenedor,conetnedor,conntenedor,conteendor,contendeor,conteneddor,contenedorr,contenedro,conteneodr,contennedor,contneedor,conttenedor,cotnenedor,ocntenedor
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contenedor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “contenedor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-T-E-N-E-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõn̪t̪eneˈð̞oɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “contener” - see the side-by-side comparison. contenedor vs contener
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.