contrabarra
[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈβ̞ara]
The verdict
“contrabarra” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Símbolo tipográfico (/) muy utilizado en informática e internet, usado también para representar una división.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contrabarra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈβ̞ara] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contrabarra” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for contrabarra is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈβ̞ara]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Símbolo tipográfico (/) muy utilizado en informática e internet, usado también para representar una división.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for contrabarra in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is contrabarra, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-B-A-R-R-A.
Definition
- 1Símbolo tipográfico (/) muy utilizado en informática e internet, usado también para representar una división.
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 “contrabarra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-T-R-A-B-A-R-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈβ̞ara] (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.