contumaz
Spanish, adjective/kontuˈmaθ/
contumaz is spelled C-O-N-T-U-M-A-Z (8 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 103,935th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contumaz is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “obstinate, stubborn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que no ceja en una decisión, pese a los pedidos o argumentos razonables en sentido contrario”.
What does contumaz mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineobstinate, stubborn
- 2
femininemasculinediseased
- 3
femininemasculinein contempt of court, contumacious
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no ceja en una decisión, pese a los pedidos o argumentos razonables en sentido contrario. 2. Propicio para la proliferación de gérmenes. 3. Dicho de una parte en un proceso, declarada formalmente en rebeldía frente a la autoridad por no comparecer a una citación o incumplir un mandato.
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 contumaz
- contumaces feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contumaz?
- /kontuˈmaθ/
- [kõn̪.t̪uˈmaθ]
- /kontuˈmas/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contumaz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contumaz in Spanish?
contumaz appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).