contrarrestar
[kõn̪t̪ɾaresˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“contrarrestar” has 19 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,348. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,348
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - hacer frente u oponer resistencia a algo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contrarrestar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪ɾaresˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #12,348 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contrarrestar” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around contrarrestar (IPA [kõn̪t̪ɾaresˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,348 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for contrarrestar, with forms such as "ccontrarrestar", "cnotrarrestar", and "conntrarrestar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 contrarrestar, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-R-R-E-S-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1hacer frente u oponer resistencia a algo
- 2Disminuir el efecto o la importancia de una cosa a través de una acción contraria
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccontrarrestar
- cnotrarrestar
- conntrarrestar
- conrtarrestar
- contarrrestar
- contrarerstar
- contrarestar
- contrarresatr
- contrarresstar
- contrarrestarr
- contrarrestra
- contrarresttar
- contrarretsar
- contrarrsetar
- contrrarestar
- contrrarrestar
- conttrarrestar
- cotnrarrestar
- ocntrarrestar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contrarrestar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “contrarrestar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-T-R-A-R-R-E-S-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõn̪t̪ɾaresˈt̪aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.