Contesta

[kõn̪ˈt̪est̪a]

/[kõn̪ˈt̪est̪a]/ name

The verdict

“Contesta” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,937. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,937
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de Italia, provincia de Palermo, cerca de Corleone. Era una antigua colonia albanesa de los montes de Corleone.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contesta · Contesta · Spanish

Contesta · rank #5,937 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,937
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH contener

Nearest frequency peer: contener (-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 “Contesta”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Contesta” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Contesta vs contexto
63% similar
Contesta vs cortesía
63% similar
Contesta vs contrata
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Contesta
PropertyValue
HeadwordContesta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kõn̪ˈt̪est̪a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,937
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Contesta”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Contestacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “contener” (#5,936), “creció” (#5,939), “condado” (#5,934). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “Contesta” va en #5,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Contesta (IPA [kõn̪ˈt̪est̪a]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #5,937 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ciudad de Italia, provincia de Palermo, cerca de Corleone. Era una antigua colonia albanesa de los montes de Corleone.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Contesta, with forms such as "ccontesta", "cnotesta", and "conetsta". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "contexto", "cortesía", "contrata", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Contesta, spelled C-O-N-T-E-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de Italia, provincia de Palermo, cerca de Corleone. Era una antigua colonia albanesa de los montes de Corleone.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontesta
  • cnotesta
  • conetsta
  • conntesta
  • contesat
  • contessta
  • contestta
  • contetsa
  • contseta
  • conttesta
  • cotnesta
  • ocntesta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Contesta - 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.

ccontesta1cnotesta2conetsta2conntesta1contesat2contessta1contestta1contetsa2
Edit distance from "Contesta"

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 "Contesta"?
"Contesta" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪ˈt̪est̪a].
What does "Contesta" mean?
As a proper noun, "Contesta" means: Ciudad de Italia, provincia de Palermo, cerca de Corleone. Era una antigua colonia albanesa de los montes de Corleone.
What words are commonly confused with "Contesta"?
"Contesta" is commonly confused with "contexto", "cortesía", "contrata". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Contesta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Contesta" is [kõn̪ˈt̪est̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Contesta" come from?
"Contesta" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Contesta", 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).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list