controversia
Spanish, noun/kontɾoˈbeɾsja/
controversia is spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-I-A (12 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,116th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Controversia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “controversy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Discusión reiterada, debate, polémica”.
What does controversia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecontroversy
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Discusión reiterada, debate, polémica
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of controversia
- controversias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce controversia?
- /kontɾoˈbeɾsja/
- [kõn̪.t̪ɾoˈβ̞eɾ.sja]
- [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈβ̞eɾsja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to controversia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is controversia in Spanish?
controversia appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).