contrafacer
[kõn̪t̪ɾafaˈseɾ]
The verdict
“contrafacer” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - 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) - Variante anticuada de contrahacer (hacer una copia casi igual a un original; falsificar, gemelear; imitar o remedar).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contrafacer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪ɾafaˈseɾ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contrafacer” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for contrafacer is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪t̪ɾafaˈseɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for contrafacer, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is contrafacer, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-F-A-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Variante anticuada de contrahacer (hacer una copia casi igual a un original; falsificar, gemelear; imitar o remedar).
- 2Actuar de modo contrario a lo que se ha mandado u ordenado.
Synonyms
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 “contrafacer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-T-R-A-F-A-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõn̪t̪ɾafaˈseɾ] (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.