contradecirse

[kõn̪t̪ɾað̞eˈsiɾse]

/[kõn̪t̪ɾað̞eˈsiɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“contradecirse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,716 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,716
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Decir lo opuesto o contrario a otra cosa o idea antes declarada por uno mismo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contradecirse · contradecirse · Spanish

contradecirse · rank #84,716 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,716
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH contagiada

Nearest frequency peer: contagiada (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “contradecirse”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “contradecirse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for contradecirse
PropertyValue
Headwordcontradecirse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪t̪ɾað̞eˈsiɾse]
Letters13
Frequency rank#84,716
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “contradecirse” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).contradecirsecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “contagiada” (#84,715), “contrayentes” (#84,717), “congelen” (#84,712). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contradecirse” va en #84,716. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contradecirse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,716 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõn̪t̪ɾað̞eˈsiɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Decir lo opuesto o contrario a otra cosa o idea antes declarada por uno mismo.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for contradecirse in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is contradecirse, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-D-E-C-I-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Decir lo opuesto o contrario a otra cosa o idea antes declarada por uno mismo.

This word in other languages

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 "contradecirse"?
"contradecirse" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-D-E-C-I-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪ɾað̞eˈsiɾse].
What does "contradecirse" mean?
As a verb, "contradecirse" means: Decir lo opuesto o contrario a otra cosa o idea antes declarada por uno mismo.
How do you pronounce "contradecirse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contradecirse" is [kõn̪t̪ɾað̞eˈsiɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contradecirse" come from?
"contradecirse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list