contentarse

[kõn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾse]

/[kõn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“contentarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,004 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,004
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Darse por contento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contentarse · contentarse · Spanish

contentarse · rank #79,004 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,004
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH contate

Nearest frequency peer: contate (-2 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 “contentarse”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for contentarse
PropertyValue
Headwordcontentarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾse]
Letters11
Frequency rank#79,004
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “contentarse” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).contentarsecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “contate” (#79,002), “contrataba” (#79,006), “controlables” (#79,008). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contentarse” va en #79,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contentarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,004 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

contentarse has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is contentarse, spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-T-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Darse por contento.
  2. 2
    Hacer que alguno se conforme con lo que se dice o hace, con lo que se le ofrece o da.
  3. 3
    Resignarse, conformarse con algo.

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list