contribution

/kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃/

//kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃// noun

The verdict

“contribution” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,386 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,386
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-contribution · contribution · Spanish

contribution · rank #99,386 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,386
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH contradecían

Nearest frequency peer: contradecían (-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 “contribution”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for contribution
PropertyValue
Headwordcontribution
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃/
Letters12
Frequency rank#99,386
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “contribution” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).contributioncae 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: “contradecían” (#99,385), “contemplé” (#99,384), “convalecientes” (#99,388). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contribution” va en #99,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contribution is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,386 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Contribución.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for contribution, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is contribution, spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contribución.

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 "contribution"?
"contribution" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃/.
What does "contribution" mean?
As a noun, "contribution" means: Contribución.
How do you pronounce "contribution"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contribution" is /kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃/. 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 "contribution", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list