contrariar
[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈɾjaɾ]
The verdict
“contrariar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,789 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,789
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contradecir y/o oponerse a alguien.
Corpus desk
Index ES-contrariar · contrariar · Spanish
contrariar · rank #82,789 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,789
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH contraponen
Nearest frequency peer: contraponen (-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 “contrariar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- contestatar…
contestatario
17,215 corpus weight
- contraponen
contraponen
17,213 corpus weight
- contrariar
contrariar
17,212 corpus weight
- conviviente
conviviente
17,211 corpus weight
- cooler
cooler
17,210 corpus weight
- coreando
coreando
17,209 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “contrariar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contrariar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈɾjaɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #82,789 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “contrariar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
contrariar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,789 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈɾjaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for contrariar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is contrariar, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-R-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1Contradecir y/o oponerse a alguien.
- 2Poner obstáculos o resistencia a las intenciones y propósitos de alguien, procurar que no se cumplan.
- 3Producir disgusto o aflicción a alguien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how contrariar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La idea de mudarme siempre me ha contrariado.
This word in other languages
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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