contorsión
[kõn̪t̪oɾˈsjõn]
The verdict
“contorsión” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Proceso y resultado de mover, encoger, torcer o doblar de manera voluntaria o involuntaria el cuerpo o parte de él, hacia posiciones anormales, forzadas y a veces grotescas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contorsión |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪oɾˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contorsión” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
contorsión is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kõn̪t̪oɾˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for contorsión in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is contorsión, spelled C-O-N-T-O-R-S-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Proceso y resultado de mover, encoger, torcer o doblar de manera voluntaria o involuntaria el cuerpo o parte de él, hacia posiciones anormales, forzadas y a veces grotescas.
- 2Tipo de ejercicio acrobático que implica doblar y flexionar de modo dramático o extremo el cuerpo humano.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “contorsión”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-T-O-R-S-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõn̪t̪oɾˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.