contrataban
[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪aβ̞ãn]
The verdict
“contrataban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,009 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,009
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de contratar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-contrataban · contrataban · Spanish
contrataban · rank #66,009 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,009
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH contrasentido
Nearest frequency peer: contrasentido (-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 “contrataban”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- contad
contad
33,996 corpus weight
- continuadas
continuadas
33,994 corpus weight
- contrasenti…
contrasentido
33,993 corpus weight
- contrataban
contrataban
33,992 corpus weight
- contravenir
contravenir
33,991 corpus weight
- conéctate
conéctate
33,989 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “contrataban” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contrataban |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪aβ̞ãn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #66,009 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “contrataban” en español
Rare enough to double-check
contrataban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,009 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de contratar.".
contrataban has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is contrataban, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-T-A-B-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de contratar.
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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