contrito
[kõn̪ˈt̪ɾit̪o]
The verdict
“contrito” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dícese del que siente contrición.
Corpus desk
Index ES-contrito · contrito · Spanish
contrito · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contrito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾit̪o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “contrito” en español
Rare enough to double-check
contrito is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for contrito 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is contrito, spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Dícese del que siente contrición.
- 2Afligido o compungido.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how contrito appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
declaró con voz contrita: —Dije un mentira y estoy muy arrrepentida.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.