contrición
[kõn̪t̪ɾiˈsjõn]
The verdict
“contrición” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #85,629 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #85,629
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arrepentimiento sincero por haber actuado mal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contrición |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪ɾiˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #85,629 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contrición” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for contrición is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪t̪ɾiˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #85,629 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Arrepentimiento sincero por haber actuado mal.
- 2Dolor 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
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 “contrición”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-T-R-I-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõn̪t̪ɾiˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.