contradecir

/[kõn̪t̪ɾað̞eˈsiɾ]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,287

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

contradecir is aSpanishverb. It means: Decir lo opuesto o contrario a otra cosa o idea antes declarada. Pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾað̞eˈsiɾ].

Key facts for contradecir
PropertyValue
Headwordcontradecir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪t̪ɾað̞eˈsiɾ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#31,287
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of contradecir in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for contradecir is 11 letters long, classified as averb, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for contradecir, with forms such as "ccontradecir", "cnotradecir", and "conntradecir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is contradecir, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-D-E-C-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Decir lo opuesto o contrario a otra cosa o idea antes declarada.
  2. 2
    Negar 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for contradecir

Misspelling Variants of "contradecir"

ccontradecir12cnotradecir11conntradecir12conrtadecir11contardecir11contradceir11contraddecir12contradeccir12
Misspelling Variants of "contradecir"

Frequency rank: #31,287 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contradecir"?
"contradecir" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-D-E-C-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪ɾað̞eˈsiɾ].
What does "contradecir" mean?
As a verb, "contradecir" means: Decir lo opuesto o contrario a otra cosa o idea antes declarada.
What are common misspellings of "contradecir"?
Common misspellings include "ccontradecir", "cnotradecir", "conntradecir", "conrtadecir", "contardecir". The correct spelling is "contradecir".
How do you pronounce "contradecir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contradecir" is [kõn̪t̪ɾað̞eˈsiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contradecir" come from?
"contradecir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.