# constar vs contestar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### constar
*verb · IPA [kõnsˈt̪aɾ] · frequency rank #24,802*
Consistir, radicar.

### contestar
*verb · IPA [kõn̪t̪esˈt̪aɾ] · frequency rank #4,230*
Responder por escrito, de palabra o por señas.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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