contestadas

[kõn̪t̪esˈt̪að̞as]

/[kõn̪t̪esˈt̪að̞as]/ participle

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The verdict

“contestadas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,201 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,201
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino plural de contestado, participio de contestar.

Key facts for contestadas
PropertyValue
Headwordcontestadas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[kõn̪t̪esˈt̪að̞as]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,201
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “contestadas” 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). contestadas lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

contestadas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,201 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [kõn̪t̪esˈt̪að̞as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino plural de contestado, participio de contestar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for contestadas in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is contestadas, spelled C-O-N-T-E-S-T-A-D-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de contestado, participio de contestar.

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 "contestadas"?
"contestadas" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-S-T-A-D-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪esˈt̪að̞as].
What does "contestadas" mean?
As a participle, "contestadas" means: Forma del femenino plural de contestado, participio de contestar.
How do you pronounce "contestadas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contestadas" is [kõn̪t̪esˈt̪að̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contestadas" come from?
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Using “contestadas”

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-D-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kõn̪t̪esˈt̪að̞as] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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