contuvo

/[kõn̪ˈt̪uβ̞o]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,482

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

contuvo is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de contener o de contenerse. Pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪uβ̞o]. Often confused with contó and conteo.

Key facts for contuvo
PropertyValue
Headwordcontuvo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪ˈt̪uβ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,482
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of contuvo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for contuvo is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪ˈt̪uβ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,482 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de contener o de contenerse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for contuvo, with forms such as "ccontuvo", "cnotuvo", and "conntuvo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "contó", "conteo", "contigo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is contuvo, spelled C-O-N-T-U-V-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de contener o de contenerse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccontuvo,cnotuvo,conntuvo,conttuvo,contubo,contuov,contuvvo,contvuo,conutvo,cotnuvo,ocntuvo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for contuvo

Misspelling Variants of "contuvo"

ccontuvo8cnotuvo7conntuvo8conttuvo8contubo7contuov7contuvvo8contvuo7
Misspelling Variants of "contuvo"

Frequency rank: #43,482 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contuvo"?
"contuvo" is spelled C-O-N-T-U-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪ˈt̪uβ̞o].
What does "contuvo" mean?
As a verb, "contuvo" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de contener o de contenerse.
What words are commonly confused with "contuvo"?
"contuvo" is commonly confused with "contó", "conteo", "contigo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contuvo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contuvo" is [kõn̪ˈt̪uβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contuvo" come from?
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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.