contesto

/[kõn̪ˈt̪est̪o]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,006

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

contesto is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de contestar. Pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪est̪o]. Often confused with contrato and contexto.

Key facts for contesto
PropertyValue
Headwordcontesto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪ˈt̪est̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,006
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of contesto in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for contesto is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪ˈt̪est̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,006 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de contestar.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for contesto, with forms such as "ccontesto", "cnotesto", and "conetsto". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "contrato", "contexto", "convento", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is contesto, spelled C-O-N-T-E-S-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de contestar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccontesto,cnotesto,conetsto,conntesto,contesot,contessto,contestto,contetso,contseto,conttesto,cotnesto,ocntesto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for contesto

Misspelling Variants of "contesto"

ccontesto9cnotesto8conetsto8conntesto9contesot8contessto9contestto9contetso8
Misspelling Variants of "contesto"

Frequency rank: #13,006 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contesto"?
"contesto" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪ˈt̪est̪o].
What does "contesto" mean?
As a verb, "contesto" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de contestar.
What words are commonly confused with "contesto"?
"contesto" is commonly confused with "contrato", "contexto", "convento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contesto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contesto" is [kõn̪ˈt̪est̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contesto" come from?
"contesto" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.