contraprueba
Spanish, noun/kontɾaˈpɾweba/
contraprueba is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-P-R-U-E-B-A (12 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish, the 246,963rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contraprueba is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “counterproof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Prueba presentada por un imputado para invalidar la veracidad de aquello que lo acusa la parte contraria”.
What does contraprueba mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecounterproof
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Prueba presentada por un imputado para invalidar la veracidad de aquello que lo acusa la parte contraria. 2. Segunda prueba que sacan los impresores o estampadores.
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 contraprueba
- contrapruebas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contraprueba?
- /kontɾaˈpɾweba/
- [kõn̪.t̪ɾaˈpɾwe.β̞a]
- [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈpɾweβ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is contraprueba in Spanish?
contraprueba appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).