contrabando

[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]

/[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“contrabando” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,428. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,428
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comercio o producción de mercancías prohibidas por las leyes a los productores y mercaderes particulares.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contrabando · contrabando · Spanish

contrabando · rank #9,428 · 18 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,428
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH condujo

Nearest frequency peer: condujo (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “contrabando”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “contrabando” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

contrabando vs contratado
82% similar
contrabando vs controlando
82% similar
contrabando vs contratando
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for contrabando
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrabando
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]
Letters11
Frequency rank#9,428
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “contrabando”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.contrabandocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “condujo” (#9,427), “contribuyentes” (#9,429), “compran” (#9,426). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contrabando” va en #9,428. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around contrabando (IPA [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,428 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for contrabando, with forms such as "ccontrabando", "cnotrabando", and "conntrabando". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "contratado", "controlando", "contratando", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is contrabando, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-B-A-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comercio o producción de mercancías prohibidas por las leyes a los productores y mercaderes particulares.
  2. 2
    Géneros y mercaderías prohibidos.
  3. 3
    Acción o intento de fabricar o introducir fraudulentamente dichos géneros.
  4. 4
    Lo que es o tiene apariencia de ilícito, aunque no lo sea.
  5. 5
    Cosa que se hace contra el uso ordinario.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontrabando
  • cnotrabando
  • conntrabando
  • conrtabando
  • contarbando
  • contraabndo
  • contrabadno
  • contrabanddo
  • contrabanndo
  • contrabanod
  • contrabbando
  • contrabnado
  • contravando
  • contrbaando
  • contrrabando
  • conttrabando
  • cotnrabando
  • ocntrabando

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contrabando - 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.

ccontrabando1cnotrabando2conntrabando1conrtabando2contarbando2contraabndo2contrabadno2contrabanddo1
Edit distance from "contrabando"

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

How do you spell "contrabando"?
"contrabando" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-B-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o].
What does "contrabando" mean?
As a noun, "contrabando" means: Comercio o producción de mercancías prohibidas por las leyes a los productores y mercaderes particulares.
What words are commonly confused with "contrabando"?
"contrabando" is commonly confused with "contratado", "controlando", "contratando". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contrabando"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contrabando" is [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contrabando" come from?
"contrabando" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "contrabando", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

agrupaciones18 variantstecnológicos18 variantsresoluciones18 variantsobservador18 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list