controversial
Spanish, adjective/kontɾobeɾˈsjal/
controversial is spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-I-A-L (13 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 22,596th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Controversial is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “controversial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dicho de un asunto: que siempre es motivo de debate y que da lugar a posturas contrapuestas”.
What does controversial mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de un asunto: que siempre es motivo de debate y que da lugar a posturas contrapuestas.
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 controversial
- controversiales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce controversial?
- /kontɾobeɾˈsjal/
- [kõn̪.t̪ɾo.β̞eɾˈsjal]
- [kõn̪t̪ɾoβ̞eɾˈsjal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to controversial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is controversial in Spanish?
controversial appears 2.0 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).