contento

/[kõn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪o]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,541

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

contento is anSpanishadj. It means: Gustoso, alegre, satisfecho. Pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪o]. It ranks #3,541 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with conteo and contrato.

Key facts for contento
PropertyValue
Headwordcontento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[kõn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,541
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for contento is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,541 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 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 contento, with forms such as "ccontento", "cnotento", and "conetnto". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "conteo", "contrato", "contexto", 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 contento, spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gustoso, alegre, satisfecho.
  2. 2
    Ontenido , moderado.
  3. 3
    Conforme o conformado, resignado.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccontento,cnotento,conetnto,conntento,contennto,contenot,contentto,contetno,contneto,conttento,cotnento,ocntento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for contento

Misspelling Variants of "contento"

ccontento9cnotento8conetnto8conntento9contennto9contenot8contentto9contetno8
Misspelling Variants of "contento"

Frequency rank: #3,541 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contento"?
"contento" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪o].
What does "contento" mean?
As an adj, "contento" means: Gustoso, alegre, satisfecho.
What words are commonly confused with "contento"?
"contento" is commonly confused with "conteo", "contrato", "contexto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contento" is [kõn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contento" come from?
"contento" 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.