Polyglot Dictionary

contraseña

/kontɾaˈseɲa/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las contraseñas

Meaning

  1. password

    Built from contra (against, counter) + seña (sign).

    • Cambié mi contraseña.

      I changed my password.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • contra against, counter
  • seña sign

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

mot-de-passe

mot-de-passe is the French word for the same thing — both mean "password."

Portuguese

senha

senha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "password."

Practice

1 What does contraseña mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cambié mi ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches contraseña?

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