contestas

[kõn̪ˈt̪est̪as]

/[kõn̪ˈt̪est̪as]/ verb

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The verdict

“contestas” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,805. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,805
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de contestar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contestas · contestas · Spanish

contestas · rank #24,805 · 14 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,805
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH consumos

Nearest frequency peer: consumos (-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 “contestas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “contestas” 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).

contestas vs contesto
78% similar
contestas vs conteste
78% similar
contestas vs contextos
78% similar

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

Key facts for contestas
PropertyValue
Headwordcontestas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪ˈt̪est̪as]
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,805
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “contestas”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).contestascae 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 “consumos” (#24,804), “contrataciones” (#24,806), “contribuyan” (#24,807). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contestas” va en #24,805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around contestas (IPA [kõn̪ˈt̪est̪as]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,805 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de contestar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for contestas, with forms such as "ccontestas", "cnotestas", and "conetstas". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "contesto", "conteste", "contextos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is contestas, spelled C-O-N-T-E-S-T-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de contestar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontestas
  • cnotestas
  • conetstas
  • conntestas
  • contesats
  • contesstas
  • contestass
  • contestsa
  • contesttas
  • contetsas
  • contsetas
  • conttestas
  • cotnestas
  • ocntestas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccontestas1cnotestas2conetstas2conntestas1contesats2contesstas1contestass1contestsa2
Edit distance from "contestas"

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 "contestas"?
"contestas" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-S-T-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪ˈt̪est̪as].
What does "contestas" mean?
As a verb, "contestas" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de contestar.
What words are commonly confused with "contestas"?
"contestas" is commonly confused with "contesto", "conteste", "contextos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contestas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contestas" is [kõn̪ˈt̪est̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contestas" come from?
"contestas" 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 "contestas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

conocerás#24,796defiendan#24,825colegiado#24,783descargue#24,829

Similar misspelling depth

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

condenando14 variantsdemografía14 variantsdesconocía14 variantscatalogado14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list