por el contrario
[poɾ el kõn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾjo]
The verdict
“por el contrario” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se usa para introducir un contraste con lo que se venía diciendo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-por-el-contrario · por el contrario · Spanish
por el contrario · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | por el contrario |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [poɾ el kõn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾjo] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “por el contrario” en español
Rare enough to double-check
por el contrario is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [poɾ el kõn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se usa para introducir un contraste con lo que se venía diciendo.".
No misspelling variants are generated for por el contrario in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is por el contrario, spelled P-O-R- -E-L- -C-O-N-T-R-A-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1Se usa para introducir un contraste con lo que se venía diciendo.
Synonyms
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.