contener
Spanish, verb/konteˈneɾ/
contener is spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-E-R (8 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,928th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contener is a Spanish verb meaning “to contain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Llevar en su interior, tener dentro de sí”.
What does contener mean in English?
verb
- 1
to contain
- 2
to hold
contener el aliento
- 3
to restrain, check
- 4
to control
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Llevar en su interior, tener dentro de sí. 2. Atajar el avance de, impedir el desarrollo de algo o alguien. 3. Reprimir una emoción. 4. Impedir o reprimir un movimiento, acción o impulso.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of contener
- contengo first-person present singular
- contuve first-person preterite singular
- contenido participle past
- e-ie alternation
- conteniendo gerund
- contenida feminine participle past
- contenidos masculine participle past
- contenidas feminine participle past
- contienes indicative informal present
- contenés indicative informal present
- contiene indicative present singular
- contenemos first-person indicative plural
- contenéis indicative plural present
- contienen indicative plural present
- contenía first-person imperfect indicative
- contenías imperfect indicative second-person
- conteníamos first-person imperfect indicative
- conteníais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contener?
- /konteˈneɾ/
- [kõn̪.t̪eˈneɾ]
- [kõn̪t̪eˈneɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contener
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contener in Spanish?
contener appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).