contestar

[kõn̪t̪esˈt̪aɾ]

/[kõn̪t̪esˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“contestar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,230
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Responder por escrito, de palabra o por señas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contestar · contestar · Spanish

contestar · rank #4,230 · 14 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,230
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH conquista

Nearest frequency peer: conquista (-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 “contestar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “contestar” 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).

contestar vs contesto
78% similar
contestar vs conteste
78% similar
contestar vs contratar
78% similar

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

Key facts for contestar
PropertyValue
Headwordcontestar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪t̪esˈt̪aɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,230
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “contestar”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “conquista” (#4,229), “corazones” (#4,231), “creciendo” (#4,232). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contestar” va en #4,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around contestar (IPA [kõn̪t̪esˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,230 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for contestar, with forms such as "ccontestar", "cnotestar", and "conetstar". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "contesto", "conteste", "contratar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is contestar, spelled C-O-N-T-E-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Responder por escrito, de palabra o por señas.
  2. 2
    Declarar y atestiguar lo mismo que otros han dicho, conformándose en un todo con ellos en su deposición o declaración.
  3. 3
    Comprobar o confirmar.
  4. 4
    Disputar.
  5. 5
    Convenir o conformarse una cosa con otra.
  6. 6
    Replicar de forma altanera.

Synonyms

insubordinarserenegar

This word in other languages

answer(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontestar
  • cnotestar
  • conetstar
  • conntestar
  • contesatr
  • contesstar
  • contestarr
  • contestra
  • contesttar
  • contetsar
  • contsetar
  • conttestar
  • cotnestar
  • ocntestar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contestar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccontestar1cnotestar2conetstar2conntestar1contesatr2contesstar1contestarr1contestra2
Edit distance from "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 "contestar"?
"contestar" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪esˈt̪aɾ].
What does "contestar" mean?
As a verb, "contestar" means: Responder por escrito, de palabra o por señas.
What words are commonly confused with "contestar"?
"contestar" is commonly confused with "contesto", "conteste", "contratar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contestar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contestar" is [kõn̪t̪esˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contestar" come from?
"contestar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

conquista#4,229corazones#4,231creciendo#4,232destacado#4,236

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

favoritos14 variantsincidente14 variantsterritorial14 variantssacerdote14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list