contrapicado
Spanish, noun[kõn̪t̪ɾapiˈkað̞o]
contrapicado is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-P-I-C-A-D-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written Spanish, the 222,418th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contrapicado is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a low-angle shot; frog's-eye view” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En el lenguaje cinematográfico, ángulo en el que la cámara se encuentra inclinada hacia el suelo. Sirve para…”.
What does contrapicado mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea low-angle shot; frog's-eye view
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. En el lenguaje cinematográfico, ángulo en el que la cámara se encuentra inclinada hacia el suelo. Sirve para describir un paisaje o un grupo de personajes. Expresa la inferioridad o la humillación de un sujeto.
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 contrapicado
- contrapicados plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contrapicado?
- [kõn̪t̪ɾapiˈkað̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is contrapicado in Spanish?
contrapicado appears about once in every 39 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).