contramarcha
[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈmaɾt͡ʃa]
The verdict
“contramarcha” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,203 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,203
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de contramarchar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contramarcha |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈmaɾt͡ʃa] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #97,203 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contramarcha” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
contramarcha is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,203 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈmaɾt͡ʃa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for contramarcha in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is contramarcha, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-M-A-R-C-H-A.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de contramarchar.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de contramarchar.
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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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-R-C-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈmaɾt͡ʃa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.