contradecir
[kõn̪t̪ɾað̞eˈsiɾ]
The verdict
“contradecir” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #31,287 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #31,287
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Decir lo opuesto o contrario a otra cosa o idea antes declarada.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contradecir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪ɾað̞eˈsiɾ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #31,287 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contradecir” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for contradecir is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪t̪ɾað̞eˈsiɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,287 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for contradecir, with forms such as "ccontradecir", "cnotradecir", and "conntradecir". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is contradecir, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-D-E-C-I-R.
Definition
- 1Decir lo opuesto o contrario a otra cosa o idea antes declarada.
- 2Negar la verdad de una declaración previa.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccontradecir,cnotradecir,conntradecir,conrtadecir,contardecir,contradceir,contraddecir,contradeccir,contradecirr,contradecri,contradeicr,contradesir,contraedcir,contrdaecir,contrradecir,conttradecir,cotnradecir,ocntradecir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contradecir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “contradecir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-T-R-A-D-E-C-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõn̪t̪ɾað̞eˈsiɾ] (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.