contrición

[kõn̪t̪ɾiˈsjõn]

/[kõn̪t̪ɾiˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“contrición” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,629 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,629
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arrepentimiento sincero por haber actuado mal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contricion · contrición · Spanish

contrición · rank #85,629 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,629
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH contendrán

Nearest frequency peer: contendrán (-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 “contrición”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for contrición
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrición
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõn̪t̪ɾiˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,629
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “contrición” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.contricióncae 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: “contendrán” (#85,628), “contabilizadas” (#85,627), “constituirían” (#85,626). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contrición” va en #85,629. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contrición is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,629 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kõn̪t̪ɾiˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

contrición has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is contrición, spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arrepentimiento sincero por haber actuado mal.
  2. 2
    Dolor y pesar de haber ofendido a Dios por ser quien es y porque se le debe amar por sobre todas las cosas.

This word in other languages

contrition(English)contrition(Français)

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 "contrición"?
"contrición" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪ɾiˈsjõn].
What does "contrición" mean?
As a noun, "contrición" means: Arrepentimiento sincero por haber actuado mal.
How do you pronounce "contrición"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contrición" is [kõn̪t̪ɾiˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contrición" come from?
"contrición" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "contrición", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contendrán#85,628consejeras#85,623conmociona#85,622cosechadas#85,639

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list