contorsionista

[kõn̪t̪oɾsjoˈnist̪a]

/[kõn̪t̪oɾsjoˈnist̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“contorsionista” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que ejecuta posturas, contorsiones y movimientos difíciles con el cuerpo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contorsionista · contorsionista · Spanish

contorsionista · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for contorsionista
PropertyValue
Headwordcontorsionista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõn̪t̪oɾsjoˈnist̪a]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “contorsionista” en español

contorsionistaestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contorsionista is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kõn̪t̪oɾsjoˈnist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for contorsionista, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is contorsionista, spelled C-O-N-T-O-R-S-I-O-N-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que ejecuta posturas, contorsiones y movimientos difíciles con el cuerpo.
  2. 2
    Persona que juega con las palabras y conceptos logrando resultados inusuales.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contorsionista"?
"contorsionista" is spelled C-O-N-T-O-R-S-I-O-N-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪oɾsjoˈnist̪a].
What does "contorsionista" mean?
As a noun, "contorsionista" means: Persona que ejecuta posturas, contorsiones y movimientos difíciles con el cuerpo.
How do you pronounce "contorsionista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contorsionista" is [kõn̪t̪oɾsjoˈnist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contorsionista" come from?
"contorsionista" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list