contener
[kõn̪t̪eˈneɾ]
The verdict
“contener” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,936. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,936
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Llevar en su interior, tener dentro de sí.
Corpus desk
Index ES-contener · contener · Spanish
contener · rank #5,936 · 12 variants · 19 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,936
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH Contesta
Nearest frequency peer: Contesta (+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.
Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “contener”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- colega
colega
94,069 corpus weight
- comparar
comparar
94,068 corpus weight
- condado
condado
94,067 corpus weight
- contener
contener
94,065 corpus weight
- Contesta
Contesta
94,064 corpus weight
- creció
creció
94,062 corpus weight
What this shows “contener” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | contener |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪eˈneɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,936 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “contener”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around contener (IPA [kõn̪t̪eˈneɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,936 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for contener, with forms such as "ccontener", "cnotener", and "conetner". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "content", "contiene", "contento", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is contener, spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Llevar en su interior, tener dentro de sí.
- 2Atajar el avance de, impedir el desarrollo de algo o alguien.
- 3Reprimir una emoción.
- 4Impedir o reprimir un movimiento, acción o impulso.
- 5Mantener dentro de sus límites.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how contener appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Una botella que contiene agua. Contener un gran corazón.
Contener al enemigo. Contener la inflación.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccontener
- cnotener
- conetner
- conntener
- conteenr
- contenerr
- contenner
- contenre
- contneer
- conttener
- cotnener
- ocntener
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contener - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "contener", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).