contrachapado
Spanish, noun/ˌkontɾat͡ʃaˈpado/
contrachapado is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-C-H-A-P-A-D-O (13 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish, the 100,441st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contrachapado is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “plywood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tablero elaborado con finas chapas de madera reforzada pegadas con las fibras transversalmente una sobre la…”.
What does contrachapado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
laminated (formed with many thin layers)
noun
- 1
masculineplywood
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tablero elaborado con finas chapas de madera reforzada pegadas con las fibras transversalmente una sobre la otra con resinas sintéticas mediante fuerte presión y calor; esta técnica mejora notablemente la estabilidad dimensional del tablero obteniendo un aspecto de madera maciza.
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 contrachapado
- contrachapada feminine
- contrachapados masculine plural
- contrachapadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contrachapado?
- /ˌkontɾat͡ʃaˈpado/
- [ˌkõn̪.t̪ɾa.t͡ʃaˈpa.ð̞o]
- [kõn̪t̪ɾat͡ʃaˈpað̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contrachapado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contrachapado in Spanish?
contrachapado appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).