contrafigura
Spanish, noun[kõn̪t̪ɾafiˈɣ̞uɾa]
contrafigura is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-F-I-G-U-R-A (12 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written Spanish, the 180,102nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contrafigura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “double” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona o maniquí con aspecto muy parecido al de uno de los personajes de la obra dramática u otro…”.
What does contrafigura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedouble
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona o maniquí con aspecto muy parecido al de uno de los personajes de la obra dramática u otro espectáculo teatral, que a los ojos del público aparenta ser este mismo personaje. 2. Persona tan parecida a otra, que se le llega a confundir por la otra.
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 contrafigura
- contrafiguras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contrafigura?
- [kõn̪t̪ɾafiˈɣ̞uɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is contrafigura in Spanish?
contrafigura appears about once in every 25 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).