contorsionar
[kõn̪t̪oɾsjoˈnaɾ]
The verdict
“contorsionar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hacer mover, encoger, torcer, contraer o doblar de manera voluntaria o involuntaria el cuerpo o parte de él, hacia posiciones anormales, forzadas y a veces extremas o grotescas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contorsionar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪oɾsjoˈnaɾ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contorsionar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
contorsionar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kõn̪t̪oɾsjoˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hacer mover, encoger, torcer, contraer o doblar de manera voluntaria o involuntaria el cuerpo o parte de él, hacia posiciones anormales, forzadas y a veces extremas o grotescas.".
contorsionar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is contorsionar, spelled C-O-N-T-O-R-S-I-O-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer mover, encoger, torcer, contraer o doblar de manera voluntaria o involuntaria el cuerpo o parte de él, hacia posiciones anormales, forzadas y a veces extremas o grotescas.
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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 “contorsionar”
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-O-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõn̪t̪oɾsjoˈnaɾ] (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.