contra
Spanish, preposition/kontɾa/
contra is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A (6 letters) and appears 603 times per million words in written Spanish, the 131st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contra is a Spanish preposition meaning “against, versus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Indica oposición”.
What does contra mean in English?
preposition
- 1
against, versus
la lucha contra el prejuicio
noun
- 1
masculinecon (disadvantage)
noun
- 1
feminineantidote
- 2
femininecounterpunch
- 3
femininecounterattack
- 4
feminineContra (guerrilla)
adverb
- 1
opposite, facing
prefix
- 1
contra-
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. Indica oposición. 2. Indica la dirección del movimiento. 3. Indica dirección opuesta a algo que se mueve. 4. Indica una posición opuesta.
noun: 1. Contraataque.
interjection: 1. ¡Coño!
prefix: 1. Contrario.
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 contra
- contras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contra?
- /kontɾa/
- [kõn̪.t̪ɾa]
- /ˈkontɾa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contra in Spanish?
contra appears 603 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).