Contesta

[kõn̪ˈt̪est̪a]

/[kõn̪ˈt̪est̪a]/ name

The verdict

“Contesta” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,937 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#5,937
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad de Italia, provincia de Palermo, cerca de Corleone. Era una antigua colonia albanesa de los montes de Corleone.

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)

Where “Contesta” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Contesta lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Contesta is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪ˈt̪est̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,937 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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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Using “Contesta”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-T-E-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kõn̪ˈt̪est̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “contexto” - see the side-by-side comparison. Contesta vs contexto
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list