contramaestre
[kõn̪t̪ɾamaˈest̪ɾe]
The verdict
“contramaestre” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,169 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,169
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oficial de mar, que manda las maniobras del buque y cuida de la marinería bajo las órdenes del oficial de guerra.
Corpus desk
Index ES-contramaestre · contramaestre · Spanish
contramaestre · rank #52,169 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,169
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH contrastada
Nearest frequency peer: contrastada (+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 “contramaestre”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- contagios
contagios
47,835 corpus weight
- contestacio…
contestaciones
47,834 corpus weight
- contramaest…
contramaestre
47,832 corpus weight
- contrastada
contrastada
47,831 corpus weight
- contraté
contraté
47,830 corpus weight
- convoyes
convoyes
47,828 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “contramaestre” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “contramaestre” en español
Rare enough to double-check
contramaestre is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,169 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kõn̪t̪ɾamaˈest̪ɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how contramaestre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
el piloto y el contramaestre pidieron permiso al capitán de nuestro barco para serrar el trinquete.
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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