contiene

/[kõn̪ˈt̪jene]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,016

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

contiene is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de contener. Pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪jene]. It ranks #2,016 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with conviene and continue.

Key facts for contiene
PropertyValue
Headwordcontiene
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪ˈt̪jene]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,016
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for contiene is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪ˈt̪jene]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,016 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for contiene, with forms such as "ccontiene", "cnotiene", and "conitene". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "conviene", "continue", "contienen", 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 contiene, spelled C-O-N-T-I-E-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de contener.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de contener.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccontiene,cnotiene,conitene,conntiene,conteine,contieen,contienne,continee,conttiene,cotniene,ocntiene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for contiene

Misspelling Variants of "contiene"

ccontiene9cnotiene8conitene8conntiene9conteine8contieen8contienne9continee8
Misspelling Variants of "contiene"

Frequency rank: #2,016 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contiene"?
"contiene" is spelled C-O-N-T-I-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪ˈt̪jene].
What does "contiene" mean?
As a verb, "contiene" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de contener.
What words are commonly confused with "contiene"?
"contiene" is commonly confused with "conviene", "continue", "contienen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contiene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contiene" is [kõn̪ˈt̪jene]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contiene" come from?
"contiene" 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.