contravenir

[kõn̪t̪ɾaβ̞eˈniɾ]

/[kõn̪t̪ɾaβ̞eˈniɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“contravenir” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,010 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,010
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obrar en contra de lo que está mandado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contravenir · contravenir · Spanish

contravenir · rank #66,010 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,010
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH contrataban

Nearest frequency peer: contrataban (-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 “contravenir”

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 “contravenir” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for contravenir
PropertyValue
Headwordcontravenir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪t̪ɾaβ̞eˈniɾ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#66,010
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “contravenir” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).contravenircae 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: “contrataban” (#66,009), “contrasentido” (#66,008), “conéctate” (#66,012). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contravenir” va en #66,010. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contravenir is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,010 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõn̪t̪ɾaβ̞eˈniɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Obrar en contra de lo que está mandado.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for contravenir in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is contravenir, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-V-E-N-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obrar en contra de lo que está mandado.

Synonyms

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 "contravenir"?
"contravenir" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-V-E-N-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪ɾaβ̞eˈniɾ].
What does "contravenir" mean?
As a verb, "contravenir" means: Obrar en contra de lo que está mandado.
How do you pronounce "contravenir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contravenir" is [kõn̪t̪ɾaβ̞eˈniɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "contravenir", 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