contra
[ˈkõn̪t̪ɾa]
The verdict
“contra” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #129
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indica oposición.
Corpus desk
Index ES-contra · contra · Spanish
contra · rank #129 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #129
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH aunque
Nearest frequency peer: aunque (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “contra”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- quiero
quiero
99,875 corpus weight
- sólo
sólo
99,874 corpus weight
- aunque
aunque
99,873 corpus weight
- contra
contra
99,872 corpus weight
- cuenta
cuenta
99,871 corpus weight
- decir
decir
99,870 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “contra” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | [ˈkõn̪t̪ɾa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #129 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “contra” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around contra (IPA [ˈkõn̪t̪ɾa]), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #129 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for contra, with forms such as "ccontra", "cnotra", and "conntra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Cota", "cora", "costa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 contra, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A.
Definition
- 1Indica oposición.
- 2Indica la dirección del movimiento.
- 3Indica dirección opuesta a algo que se mueve.
- 4Indica una posición opuesta.
- 5Indica que algo está apoyado en otra cosa.
- 6Indica que una cosa va por otra.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how contra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Estamos contra tu proyecto.
El jugador avanza contra el arco rival.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccontra
- cnotra
- conntra
- conrta
- contrra
- conttra
- cotnra
- ocntra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contra - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "contra", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "contra". Here's where to go from here.
- "contra" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Cota". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #129 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.