contramaestre
[kõn̪t̪ɾamaˈest̪ɾe]
The verdict
“contramaestre” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #52,169 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,169
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Oficial de mar, que manda las maniobras del buque y cuida de la marinería bajo las órdenes del oficial de guerra.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contramaestre |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪ɾamaˈest̪ɾe] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #52,169 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contramaestre” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for contramaestre is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪t̪ɾamaˈest̪ɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,169 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
contramaestre doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is contramaestre, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-M-A-E-S-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Oficial de mar, que manda las maniobras del buque y cuida de la marinería bajo las órdenes del oficial de guerra.
- 2En algunas fábricas, veedor o vigilante de los demás oficiales y obreros.
- 3Jefe de uno o más talleres o tajos de obra.
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 “contramaestre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-T-R-A-M-A-E-S-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõn̪t̪ɾamaˈest̪ɾe] (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.