contable

/konˈtaβle/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
contables

Meaning

  1. accountant

    • El contable revisó las cuentas.

      The accountant checked the accounts.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

contador

contable and contador are close synonyms for "accountant"; contador also separately means "meter," a utility meter.

Similar in other languages

French

comptable

comptable is the French word for the same thing — both mean "accountant."

Practice

1 What does contable mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ revisó las cuentas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches contable?

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