contorsionista
[kõn̪t̪oɾsjoˈnist̪a]
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 May 6, 2026) - Persona que ejecuta posturas, contorsiones y movimientos difíciles con el cuerpo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contorsionista |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪oɾsjoˈnist̪a] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contorsionista” sits in Spanish frequency
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
- 1Persona que ejecuta posturas, contorsiones y movimientos difíciles con el cuerpo.
- 2Persona 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.
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Using “contorsionista”
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-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõn̪t̪oɾsjoˈnist̪a] (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.