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contra

contra is Spanish for against.

What contra means

prep. · #390

against

Example: Estoy en contra de este plan.

I am against this plan.

How common is it?

contra is ranked #390 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.

Nearby on the frequency list

Words with a similar frequency to contra — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• antes — before
• luego — then, later
• durante — during
• según — according to
• tres — three
• cuatro — four

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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22