contrariado

[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈɾjað̞o]

/[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈɾjað̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“contrariado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,614 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,614
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participio de contrariar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contrariado · contrariado · Spanish

contrariado · rank #67,614 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,614
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH contertulios

Nearest frequency peer: contertulios (-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 “contrariado”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “contrariado” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for contrariado
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrariado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈɾjað̞o]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,614
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “contrariado” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).contrariadocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “contertulios” (#67,613), “contrastaba” (#67,615), “convencionalmente” (#67,617). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contrariado” va en #67,614. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contrariado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,614 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈɾjað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de contrariar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for contrariado, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is contrariado, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-R-I-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de contrariar.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contrariado"?
"contrariado" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-R-I-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈɾjað̞o].
What does "contrariado" mean?
As a verb, "contrariado" means: Participio de contrariar.
How do you pronounce "contrariado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contrariado" is [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈɾjað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contrariado" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "contrariado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list