contener

/[kõn̪t̪eˈneɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,936

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

contener is aSpanishverb. It means: Llevar en su interior, tener dentro de sí. Pronounced [kõn̪t̪eˈneɾ]. It ranks #5,936 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with content and contiene.

Key facts for contener
PropertyValue
Headwordcontener
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪t̪eˈneɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,936
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of contener in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for contener is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪t̪eˈneɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,936 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for contener, with forms such as "ccontener", "cnotener", and "conetner". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is contener, spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llevar en su interior, tener dentro de sí.
  2. 2
    Atajar el avance de, impedir el desarrollo de algo o alguien.
  3. 3
    Reprimir una emoción.
  4. 4
    Impedir o reprimir un movimiento, acción o impulso.
  5. 5
    Mantener dentro de sus límites.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccontener,cnotener,conetner,conntener,conteenr,contenerr,contenner,contenre,contneer,conttener,cotnener,ocntener

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for contener

Misspelling Variants of "contener"

ccontener9cnotener8conetner8conntener9conteenr8contenerr9contenner9contenre8
Misspelling Variants of "contener"

Frequency rank: #5,936 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contener"?
"contener" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪eˈneɾ].
What does "contener" mean?
As a verb, "contener" means: Llevar en su interior, tener dentro de sí.
What words are commonly confused with "contener"?
"contener" is commonly confused with "content", "contiene", "contento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contener"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contener" is [kõn̪t̪eˈneɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contener" come from?
"contener" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.