continente
Spanish, noun/kontiˈnente/
continente is spelled C-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-T-E (10 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,980th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Continente is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “continent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cada una de las extensas porciones de tierra en que se considera dividida la tierra firme, y que se separan…”.
What does continente mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecontinent
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cada una de las extensas porciones de tierra en que se considera dividida la tierra firme, y que se separan entre ellas en gran parte por los océanos. 2. Cosa que lleva dentro a otra, que la contiene. 3. Aire del semblante y actitud y compostura del cuerpo.
adjective: 1. Que contiene o se contiene (lleva dentro; reprime; sujeta o modera). 2. Que practica la continencia (moderación en sentimientos y deseos; abstinencia sexual).
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of continente
- continentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce continente?
- /kontiˈnente/
- [kõn̪.t̪iˈnẽn̪.t̪e]
- [kõn̪t̪iˈnẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to continente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is continente in Spanish?
continente appears 28 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).