contrapelo
Spanish, particle[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈpelo]
contrapelo is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-P-E-L-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish, the 112,257th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contrapelo is a Spanish particle meaning “only used in a contrapelo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does contrapelo mean in English?
particle
- 1
only used in a contrapelo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dirección opuesta a la del crecimiento natural del pelo. 2. Dirección opuesta a la natural o acostumbrada.
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 contrapelo
- contrapelos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contrapelo?
- [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈpelo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is contrapelo in Spanish?
contrapelo appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).